to carpet
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2.9
- verb
- /ˈkɑːrpɪt/
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alfombrar
- The hallway was long, plushly carpeted, and, outside of a small maintenance bot, completely empty.
- to carpet the floor
Examples
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Frank's footsteps padded up the carpeted hallway to the kitchen.
Fiction book (1994) -
He bought a house in Great Neck and carpeted the whole upstairs just like me.
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And for 39.99 we'll carpet up to three rooms in half the time.
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We could have this entire area carpeted.
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The long, straight hallway is carpeted with an old stained forest green carpet.
Fiction book (1991) -
The next set of stairs was carpeted: rich, soft, toe-tickling carpet.
Fiction book (1990) -
Why don't you have your staircase carpeted?
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We see Marietta standing in a carpeted hallway above the ballroom.
Fiction book (1990) -
On our left, a white stairway, carpeted in dark maroon, curved upward, and Jilly ran upstairs at once.
Fiction book (1990) -
They decided to carpet the living room with a soft, warm fabric for added comfort.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
6
3.7
To give someone a very special welcome, like an important guest
- Archaic
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
45
2.7
A long narrow strip of red cloth laid out for important guests to walk on at formal events
- NSFW
2
8.0
A military attack that drops many bombs over a wide area without aiming at specific targets
- Archaic
1
3.5
A device with moving brushes that you push over carpets to collect dirt
- Archaic
A heavy woven carpet with looped wool forming a clear pattern and a strong linen base
A small beetle with black, red and white marks that eats carpets and other fabric
- Specialized
A shark that lives on the ocean floor and hides by looking like sand or rocks
- Australian
A large Australian snake with patterned skin that often lives near farms
A long narrow carpet that covers the middle of stairs to make them safer and look nice
- Informal
A person or animal with very thick, fluffy fur that looks like a moving rug
- Specialized
A woven floor covering made on a special loom with a close, soft surface
How Completely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carpet as a verb originally meant to lay a heavy cloth on the floor or table, and that meaning is still here today; to 'carpet' a room is simply to cover the floor with that cloth.