English dictionary

carpet

/'k/A/rp/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

noun.artifact

Synonyms carpeting rug

Source: WordNet 3.0
a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet

noun.object

Examples
A carpet of flowers.

The larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables.

noun

Source: webster1913

form a carpet-like cover (over)

verb.stative

Source: WordNet 3.0
cover completely, as if with a carpet

verb.contact

Examples
Flowers carpeted the meadows.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cover with a carpet

verb.contact

Examples
Carpet the floors of the house.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.

verb

Source: webster1913