| verb | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass “The child entangled the cord” |
| verb | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like “The fabric felted up after several washes” |
| adjective | tangled in a dense mass “tried to push through the matted undergrowth” |
| adjective | not reflecting light; not glossy “flat wall paint” |
| tangle | noun | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven |
| snarl | noun | something jumbled or confused |
| felt | noun | a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers |
| mat | noun | the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |
| matting | noun | a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) |
| flatness | noun | the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |
| matt | noun | the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |
| matte | noun | the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |