carpet

/ˈkɑrpət/

/ˈkɑpɪt/

Other forms: carpets; carpeted; carpeting

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 can be very densely woven and flat, or it can be tufted and thick. To carpet means to cover something as if with a carpet: "Then the snow carpets the ground, and winter is here."

Definitions of carpet

1. noun

   floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
   synonyms: carpeting, rug

   types:

   broadloom

   a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams

   Brussels carpet

   a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern

   drugget

   a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling

   flying carpet

   (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go

   hearthrug

   a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

   Kurdistan

   an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability

   nammad, numdah, numdah rug

   an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt

   prayer mat, prayer rug

   a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions

   red carpet

   a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on

   runner

   a long narrow carpet

   scatter rug, throw rug

   a small rug; several can be used in a room

   shag rug

   a rug with long pile

   stair-carpet

   a strip of carpet for laying on stairs

   Wilton, Wilton carpet

   a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

   rya, rya rug

   a shag rug made in Sweden

   type of:

   floor cover, floor covering

   a covering for a floor

   furnishing

   (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
2. noun

   a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
   “a carpet of flowers”

   “the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet”

   type of:

   natural object

   an object occurring naturally; not made by man
3. verb

   cover with a carpet
   “carpet the floors of the house”

   type of:

   cover

   provide with a covering or cause to be covered
4. verb

   form a carpet-like cover (over)
   type of:

   cover, spread over

   form a cover over
5. verb

   cover completely, as if with a carpet
   “flowers carpeted the meadows”

   type of:

   cover

   provide with a covering or cause to be covered