mats
As both "place" and "mat" are words, placemat is a compound word.
a mat with a G on it A G-MAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR PAPER.
A Banig, referring to a handwoven mat, has no English word. You would just say "banig".
matinee
There are three phonemes, or speech sounds, in the word mat: m / a / t
under a mat
Flat mat.
The word you're looking for is "mat." By changing the letter "h" in "hat" to "m," you get "mat," which can be associated with being open to change, as in a welcome mat or a mat that signifies an entrance.
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Mat
No, building is not a compound word.
The contraction (not a compound word) is doesn't.