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runner

runner

5 2.8
A long narrow carpet placed in a hallway or on stairs
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌnər/
translation icon : alfombra de pasillo
  • For a cozy look, place a colorful runner along the kitchen counter to brighten the space.
  • a carpet runner
  • rugs and runners
  • sisal runner

I think I'm actually going to order the same pattern rug for our like runners in the kitchen.

Examples

  • The narrow runner on the staircase adds a touch of elegance and prevents slipping.

  • I am putting a runner on the floor because I like it that way.

  • I am putting a runner on the floor because I like it that way.

  • I like to start with a table runner because it adds visual interest without taking up table space.

    Blog text (28)
  • Just came from your store, love all the beautiful runners and boxes!

    Blog text (17)
  • I follow clear carpet runners down the hall, where there are two white doors.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Mama had the hall runners taken up and rolled into the attic every June.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Then you can refinish the staircase 1/2 at a time and put a runner down the middle.

    Blog text (3)
  • Well, I used that as a festive tablecloth and added a burlap table runner down the center.

    Blog text (21)
  • At the end of the hallway, which was covered by a Persian runner, they found a cavernous bedroom and surveyed it with the flashlight.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

red carpet
vsrunner
45 2.7

A long narrow strip of red cloth laid out for important guests to walk on at formal events

is used in long narrow indoor spaces for everyday floor covering and traffic
stair-carpet
vsrunner
3.5

A long narrow carpet that covers the middle of stairs to make them safer and look nice

is for long narrow floor areas like hallways rather than individual steps

Compounds

49 4.1

A person most likely to win a contest or election

47 2.7

A person or team that finishes second in an event

16 3.5

A person or team leading a competition

A person who runs a very long road race of about 26 miles

base runner
  • Specialized
3 3.5

A batting team player on base or running to reach a base

A person who takes part in races over long distances like marathons

Coming second in a competition or race

A ship that sneaks past a naval blockade to bring supplies during war

1 9.9

A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s

1 3.7

A climbing plant with long green pods and red flowers grown for food

7.9

A fast fish with a blue body that lives near coasts from Cape Cod to Brazil

A bean plant with long pods that people cook and eat

9.9

A person who illegally moves guns across a border to sell them

8.9

A very fast lizard that lives in the eastern and central United States

A large, fast tropical fish with a blue green back and yellow stripes that people catch for sport

A person who runs long races on roads like marathons

A climbing plant with red flowers and long edible pods

A climbing bean plant with red flowers and long edible pods

scarlet runner
  • Australian
9.9

A low-growing Australian vine with hairy stems and bright red and pink flowers

How Long

carpet
355 1.0
runner
5 2.8
rug
352 1.0
mat
136 1.0
doormat
9 1.0

Surface Forms

runner singular
runners plural

Morphology

runner = run (semi-transparent) = run + er

Derived from 'run' + '-er'; the idea is something that 'runs' along a space, but the lexicalized sense 'long narrow carpet' is a conventionalized extension that may not be immediately predictable.

Etymology

Runner comes from the old word run plus the ending -er meaning 'one or something that moves'. A carpet runner 'runs' down a hall or stairs, a long narrow rug that goes along the floor to protect it or add style.