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11carpet — n. & v. n. 1 a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs. b a piece of this fabric. 2 an expanse or layer resembling a carpet in being smooth, soft, bright, or thick (carpet of snow). v.tr. (carpeted, carpeting) 1 cover with or as with a carpet …
12carpet — car|pet1 W3S3 [ˈka:pıt US ˈka:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pull out ] 1.) [U and C] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material →↑carpeting,… …
13carpet — I UK [ˈkɑː(r)pɪt] / US [ˈkɑrpət] noun Word forms carpet : singular carpet plural carpets ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a thick soft cover for a floor fitted/wall to wall carpet (= cut to fit a room): There was a green fitted carpet in the hall.… …
14carpet — carpetless, adj. carpetlike, adj. /kahr pit/, n. 1. a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors. 2. a covering of this material. 3. any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet: They walked on the carpet of grass. 4.… …
15carpet — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)pɪt[/t]] carpets, carpeting, carpeted 1) N VAR A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase. They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top. ...the stain on our living room carpet.… …
16carpet — car|pet1 [ karpət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a thick soft cover for a floor: wall to wall carpet (=cut to fit a room): There was a green wall to wall carpet in the hall. 2. ) count carpet of MAINLY LITERARY a layer of something soft covering …
17carpet — 1 noun 1 (C, U) heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material: a beautiful persian carpet | fitted carpet (=one that is cut to fit the shape of a room) compare rug (1) 2 carpet of leaves/flowers etc literary a… …
18carpet — /ˈkapət / (say kahpuht) noun 1. a heavy fabric, for covering floors. 2. a covering of such a fabric. 3. any covering like a carpet: they walked on the grassy carpet. –verb (t) 4. to cover or furnish with, or as with, a carpet. 5. to reprimand.… …
19carpet — noun 1》 a floor covering made from thick woven fabric. ↘a large rug. 2》 a thick or soft expanse or layer: a carpet of bluebells. 3》 used in names of geometrid moths with variegated wings. verb (carpets, carpeting, carpeted) 1》 cover with a… …
20carpet — 1. noun /ˈkɑrpɪt/ a) A fabric used as a complete floor covering. b) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function. 2. verb /ˈkɑrpɪt/ …
