place mat

NOUN

mat

Synonyms

STRONG

doily doormat

WEAK

floor covering place setting table mat table runner

NOUN

table linen

Synonyms

WEAK

felt napery napkins table mat table napkin table pad table runner tablecloth

Example Sentences

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“I think you need to eat something,” she said, slapping the bowl onto a place mat, and she was right.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

And worst of all are ones that are both oily and acidic — and a sharply different color than the place mat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2021

Find the length and width of the place mat.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

He was skinny sick, and so small he could fit on a place mat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2019

I reach for my cell, at the edge of the place mat.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon