26984 words

carpets

8 definitions • 8 examples
1

Examples:

We've just had a new carpet fitted/laid in our bedroom.
UK We've got fitted (= cut to fit exactly) carpets in the bedrooms.
2
a layer of something that covers the ground:

Examples:

a carpet of snow
Our lawn is a carpet of daisies.
3
another way of referring to

Examples:

She arrived on the carpet in gold Valentino Haute Couture.
That night at the Oscars, both Elizabeth Taylor and Burt Lancaster walked the carpet.
4
to cover something with carpet:

Examples:

We need to carpet the stairs.
5
to be covered with something:

Examples:

In spring this area is carpeted with bluebells.
6
to severely criticize someone who has made a mistake
7
thick, woven material for covering floors, or a piece of this material
8
to cover a floor surface with a carpet

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