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noun material for covering floors ADJ. deep-pile, soft, thick | threadbare, worn | patterned, plain | woven | oriental, Persian | fitted, wall-to-wall | flying, magic | red (figurative) I didn't expect to get the red carpet treatment (= be treated like an important person). QUANT. roll VERB + CARPET make, weave | fit, lay I'm having the carpets fitted today. | roll back/up, take up | beat CARPET + NOUN design | tile The grey vinyl floor gave way to carpet tiles. | fitter | cleaner, sweeper PREP. on a/the ~ The cat curled up on the carpet. thick layer of sth that covers the ground ADJ. deep, thick VERB + CARPET form The leaves formed a carpet under the trees. PREP. ~ of a deep carpet of snow
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carpet
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + carpet
a bedroom/living-room etc carpet
• The bedroom carpet was cream.
a stair carpet
• We need a new stair carpet.
a fitted carpet
(= cut to fit a room, and fixed to the floor )
• Do you prefer rugs or a fitted carpet?
a wall-to-wall carpet
(= a fitted carpet )
• Every room in the house had thick wall-to-wall carpets.
a plush carpet
(= thick and soft )
• I love hotels with plush carpets.
thick
• The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
threadbare/worn
(= very thin and in bad condition )
• It was a dingy room with a threadbare carpet.
verbs
fit/lay a carpet
(= cut it to fit a room and fix it to the floor )
• Will it cost extra to have the carpet fitted?
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