matted

  • 11matted — matted1 mattedly, adv. mattedness, n. /mat id/, adj. 1. covered with a dense growth or a tangled mass: a garden matted with weeds. 2. formed into a mat; entangled in a thick mass: matted hair. 3. formed of mats, or of plaited or woven material. 4 …

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  • 12matted — [[t]mæ̱tɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s hair as matted, you mean that it has become a thick untidy mass, often because it is wet or dirty. She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes …

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  • 13matted — adjective twisted or stuck together in a thick mass: matted fur | His hair was dirty and matted …

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  • 14matted — entangled entangled adj. 1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with {untangled}. [Narrower terms: {afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled}; {knotted, snarled, snarly}; {matted}; {rootbound}; {intertwined}] Syn: tangled. [WordNet 1.5] 2. deeply involved… …

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  • 15matted — adj. Matted is used with these nouns: ↑fur, ↑hair …

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  • 16matted — mat|ted [ mætəd ] adjective matted hair or fur is twisted or stuck together, and usually dirty …

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  • 17matted — adjective the cat s matted fur Syn: tangled, tangly, knotted, knotty, tousled, disheveled, uncombed, unkempt; informal ratty, mussy …

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  • 18matted — UK [ˈmætɪd] / US [ˈmætəd] adjective matted hair or fur is twisted or stuck together and usually dirty …

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  • 19matted — [ˈmætɪd] adj matted hair or fur is twisted or stuck together …

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  • 20matted — adjective 1. tangled in a dense mass (Freq. 1) tried to push through the matted undergrowth • Similar to: ↑tangled 2. not reflecting light; not glossy flat wall paint a photograph with a matte finish …

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