Tried to push through the matted undergrowth. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They were covered in short, matted hair and had long tails curling behind them. From Wordnik.com. [Elric At The End of Time]
If they had not been, they would have become entangled and thus formed what is called a matted row. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
And, since I'd slept on them, they were kind of matted in there all nasty-like. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
Her hair appears to be maybe a little bit damp, kind of matted, stuck to the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Just How It Sounds: Reading 'Playboy' To The Blind] Reference
Your hair looks like it's a little more put together than that kind of matted thing she's got going on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2006] Reference
And then he was just real dirty right behind the neck and kind of matted up in here where he, I guess that's where the coyote had him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2005] Reference
Thickens in matted green. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini] Reference
I may be like Esau, the hairy, "matted" brother who came out first, with his brother's hand on his heel. From Wordnik.com. [Dandelion Salad] Reference
He bends forward and lets it soak his matted hair. From Wordnik.com. [Sissyneck] Reference
Grass decays quickly, so matted leaves will kill it. From Wordnik.com. [A thick lawn can be yours with just a few steps] Reference
Blood was matted in the scraggly long hair at his neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 5] Reference
I matted the poster in art class and put it in a frame over my bed. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Superman] Reference
The dog's black and white fur was damp and matted with blood. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Grass] Reference
Dark blood and spilled guts spiked and matted the fur on his torso. From Wordnik.com. [Green Animals] Reference
The last time we talked you didn't like it because it got matted up. From Wordnik.com. [Toni Tells Her Troubles] Reference
Her hair, once lustrous and black, appeared a matted nest of char. From Wordnik.com. [Mother's Angels] Reference
Miss Polly owned five cats, all of the matted hair, diseased eye variety. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 1/cats] Reference
For a moment he was staring at Cash again, all blood-matted fur and death. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Grass] Reference
When it starts to get really matted and I see little insects fly out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
He smoothed back his hair, which had become mussed and matted under his hat. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Bear] Reference
One nifty item is a silicone basting brush -- no more messy, matted bristles. From Wordnik.com. [THE DESIGN DOZEN] Reference
The dog, whose grey matted hair matched that of his master's, stopped to rest. From Wordnik.com. [Dapplegrey (Where He Lived)] Reference
My hair is sticky and matted, coating the back of my neck in a thick, pasty mass. From Wordnik.com. [Unknown to Me] Reference
His fur is matted and mucky, with bald patches here and there from the scar tissue. From Wordnik.com. [Capturing Kong] Reference
My hair would start getting 'all matted and stuff and I'd start talkin' to myself. From Wordnik.com. [The Job] Reference
Lindh's body was caked with dirt and soot, and his hair was matted with sweat and blood. From Wordnik.com. [A Long, Strange Trip To The Taliban] Reference
But the eyes showed bright from under the matted hair and from out of the straggly beard. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
Alice crashed through a particularly matted growth of bushes and gave a shout of triumph. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
The matted and dirty dog was taken to the city's shelter, where it was bathed and groomed. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County Animal Watch] Reference
The upper end of that was sandy, matted with driftwood, some of it partially afloat again. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
When she doesn't have her bobbed blond hair matted under her helmet, it's under a baseball cap. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Saddle Again] Reference
My hair had been fire-red at the time, and it stuck out in a matted, frizzy mess around my face. From Wordnik.com. [Thieves] Reference
The fabric on the waiting room chairs is stained and matted, but has been cleaned over and over. From Wordnik.com. [Protect] Reference
Her hair was a tangled mess, matted around her forehead with clumps of knots sticking out on top. From Wordnik.com. [Origin] Reference
Here and there emerged, from the matted tangle of the hillside flanking it, the ruins of La Poche. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Models with stringy, matted manes were all over the runways during the recent spring shows in New York. From Wordnik.com. [Scary Hair] Reference
This rule applies in winter as well because badly matted hair can also cut the circulation off from the limbs. From Wordnik.com. [Dog Days] Reference
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