(n): a covering for a floor
(n): mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
(n): framework used for support or display
(n): sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
(n): equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
(n): a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
(n): a body of matter without definite shape
(n): a master's degree in teaching
(n): an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
(n): the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
(n): a lack of visual brightness
(n): a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
(n): a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
(v): twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
(v): form into a spiral shape
(v): change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(adj): not reflecting light; not glossy
(adj): vs. bright) -- (emitting or reflecting very little light
Russian for "swearing", from all the crude phrases that refer to doing things to your opponent's mother (mat'). Compare with diamat.
Tam in reverse.