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- Dictionarycarpet/ˈkɑːpɪt/
noun
- 1. a floor covering made from thick woven fabric: "the house has fitted carpets throughout"
- 2. a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: "carpets of wood anemones and bluebells" Similar
verb
- 1. cover with carpet: "the stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red"
- 2. cover with a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: "the meadows are carpeted with flowers" Similar
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- English (US)
CARPET meaning: 1. (a shaped piece of) thick material used...
- Carpet Turkish Translation
CARPET translate: halı, yaygı, halı, kilim, halı döşemek /...
- Carpet: French Translation
CARPET translate: tapis [masculine], tapis [masculine],...
- Carpet: Japanese Translation
carpet translate: カーペット. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Carpet: Russian Translation
CARPET translate: ковер . Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Carpet: Thai Translation
carpet translate: พรม, คลุมด้วยพรม. Learn more in the...
- Carpet: Italian Translation
CARPET translate: tappeto, moquette, tappeto, ricoprire con...
- Carpet: Polish Translation
CARPET translate: dywan, wykładzina, dywan, pokryć dywanem....
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of carpet as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use carpet in a sentence and explore related phrases and entries.
noun. a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors. a covering of this material. any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet: They walked on the carpet of grass. any of a number of airborne electronic devices for jamming radar. a system of such devices.
A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have often been used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.
A carpet is a thick, woven floor covering. Most carpets cover the whole floor in a room, as opposed to a rug, which only covers a small section. Carpets are made from polyester fibers, or wool, or nylon — most often, these soft materials are loops or strings that form the carpet's "pile," and are attached to a solid backing.
A carpet is a thick heavy fabric for covering floors, or a surface or covering that resembles a rug. Learn more about the origin, usage, and types of carpets from various sources and dictionaries.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word carpet, a piece of thick woven material used to cover the floor of a room or stairs. Find out the origin, idioms and collocations of carpet with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.