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View synonyms for welcome mat

welcome mat

noun

  1. a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

  1. put out the welcome mat, to extend a hearty welcome.

    The club put out the welcome mat for new members.

A friendly welcome, as in They put out the welcome mat for all new members. This expression alludes to a doormat with the word “Welcome” printed on it. [Mid-1900]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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