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wall-to-wall

wall-to-wall

14 4.2
Completely full of people or things with no space to move
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɔːl tə ˈwɔːl/
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  • Tonight, though, people are packed wall-to-wall to see Pond, Watson, and Allbrook's other band.
  • wall-to-wall people
  • wall-to-wall crowd
  • filled wall-to-wall

So like a terrarium, full wall to wall carpet with like a thick thick shag.

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Examples

  • The chapel was filled wall-to-wall with people.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Instead, there were only wall-to-wall celebrities and photographers.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The room is packed from wall to wall.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The room is wall-to-wall with people.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The dance floor was wall-to-wall dancers, and their movement was of a sort I'd never seen before.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Arrived about 9:30 a.m. and the event was wall-to-wall people.

    Blog text (22)

  • The room was musty, with narrow single beds and red wall-to-wall carpeting.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • There are wall-to-wall tatami mats, and when it was time for bed, the two of them unrolled their sleeping bags.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Beautiful: wall-to-wall carpeting, a fireplace, pull-out couches, and two bedrooms and baths.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The concert hall was filled wall-to-wall with enthusiastic fans.

Synonyms

crowded
vswall-to-wall
222 1.0

Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably

means fully filled in a neutral sense rather than emphasizing discomfort
packed
vswall-to-wall
33 1.3

Full of people with no room left

describes complete covering across the whole area rather than just no space
overcrowded
vswall-to-wall
18 3.1

Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable

refers to complete filling without implying reduced comfort or effectiveness
jam-packed
vswall-to-wall
14 3.7

Very full and crowded with almost no space

focuses on complete covering of the area rather than tight squeezing
chock-a-block
vswall-to-wall
  • UK
1 8.2

So full that there is little or no space

marks total filling from edge to edge rather than just tight placement
packed to the rafters
vswall-to-wall
  • Informal
1 4.9

Completely full of people or things with no space left

indicates filling across the whole area rather than only reaching maximum capacity
jammed
vswall-to-wall
1 2.3

Full of people or things with no space left

emphasizes full coverage of the whole space rather than merely reaching capacity
chockablock
vswall-to-wall
  • UK
1 7.9

Completely full of people or things

describes filling across the whole floor area rather than only no spare space
full to the gills
vswall-to-wall
  • Informal
6.6

Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place

describes covering every part of the area rather than just extreme fullness
thronged
vswall-to-wall
6.0

A place full of many people standing close together

applies to any things or people filling a space not only crowds

Antonyms

spacious
45 2.5

A large open room or area with plenty of space

How Crowded

wall-to-wall
14 4.2
crowded
222 1.0
busy
∞ 1.0
uncrowded
2 3.0
empty
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wall-to-wall positive

Morphology

wall-to-wall = wall (opaque) = to + wall

The phrase 'wall-to-wall' is idiomatic and its meaning of 'completely filled' is not directly derivable from its components. [Postprocessing: moved 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Wall-to-wall comes from the simple image of filling a room from one wall to the other, like a carpet that covers the whole floor so there is no empty space. So wall-to-wall means 'completely full' or very crowded.