carpet

Soft floor covering

Carpet is a thick floor covering of woven or felted fabric, typically extending wall-to-wall rather than as a smaller rug.

To carpet a room is to install this covering.

Carpet extends to anything resembling such a covering: a carpet of wildflowers.

To carpet someone (British) is to reprimand them severely, from being called to stand on the boss's carpet.

To sweep under the carpet is to hide something inconvenient.

textile

weave

Interlace strands into fabric

  • tuftedHaving raised clusters
  • pileAccumulated mass of objects
  • fibersThreadlike structural strands

wool · nylon · polyester · woven · knotting · berber · kilim · chenille · jacquard · shag

installation

underlay

Material beneath flooring

padding · cutting · trimming · measuring · fitting · gripper · subfloor · template · wall-to-wall · laying

domestic

living-room

Home's social space

runner · wall-to-wall · foyer · den · nursery · landing · doormat · bedside

comfort

plush

Thick-pile soft fabric

underfoot · cushioning · padded · soft · velvety · thick · barefoot · sinking · springy · luxurious

luxury

Persian

Of or from Iran

antique · heirloom · Moroccan · Turkish · opulent · bespoke · designer · collectible · medallion · provenance

acoustic

soundproofing

Preventing noise transmission

echo · quieting · footfall · muffling · decibel · hush

reprimand

scolding

Harsh verbal criticism

hauled · disciplined · admonished · confronted · grilled · questioned

automotive

upholstery

Furniture's textile layer

custom-fit · protective

coverage

blanket

Soft bed covering

spread

Categories
Opposites
floor covering type

carpethardwood

Dense deciduous timber

tile · concrete · marble · slate · stone

surface texture/comfort

carpetbare

Lacking any covering

uncushioned · exposed · unpadded

coverage/concealment

carpetsparse

Thinly scattered or distributed

scattered · selective · bareness · pinpoint · uncovered

Phrases
Family

carpenter, carpets, carpeting, carpeted, carpentry, red carpet, magic carpet, carpet sweeper, carpetbagger

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G