Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: matt
IPA transcription: [m'æt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted
    Meaning: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
    Meaning: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Usage examples
  • "Yes, sir, we do," answered Old Matt.
  • Young Matt rose to his feet and moved closer to the girl, who was also standing.
  • Operations at the woodpile suddenly ceased and Young Matt was first at the barn-yard gate.
  • Young Matt went to the door. The stranger, whom Jed had met on the Old Trail, stood at the gate.
  • Young Matt had not been chopping long when he heard, coming up the hill, the sound of a horse's feet on the Old Trail.
  • The mountaineer relighted his pipe, while Young Matt and Sammy seated themselves on the step, and Mrs. Matthews coming from the house joined the group.
  • And still, throughout the country side, the old folks tell with pride tales of the marvelous feats of strength performed in the days when "Old Matt" was young.
  • Old Matt leaned forward in his chair as if to speak again; then paused; someone was coming up the hill; and soon they distinguished the stalwart form of the son.
  • While Young Matt was gone to the corral in the valley to see that the sheep were safely folded for the night, and the two women were busy in the house with their after-supper work, Mr. Matthews and his guest sat on the front porch.
  • Of the son, "Young Matt," the people called him, it is enough to say that he seemed made of the same metal and cast in the same mold as the father; a mighty frame, softened yet by young manhood's grace; a powerful neck and well poised head with wavy red-brown hair; and blue eyes that had in them the calm of summer skies or the glint of battle steel.