wall-to-wall

From edge everywhere

Wall-to-wall originally describes carpeting that covers an entire floor from one wall to the opposite wall, leaving no bare surface.

The phrase extends to anything that fills a space completely or occurs continuously: wall-to-wall coverage of the election, wall-to-wall meetings all day.

It suggests overwhelming abundance, sometimes to the point of excess.

carpeting

broadloom

Wide-woven floor textile

  • plushThick-pile soft fabric
  • shagLong-napped rug type
  • berberLooped, flecked floor covering

pile · tufted · frieze · looped · underlay · padding · installation · seamless · stain-resistant · nylon

coverage

continuous

Without pause or gap

total · extensive · blanket · saturating · pervasive · all-encompassing · nonstop · round-the-clock · exhaustive · thorough

broadcasting

programming

Writing software instructions

  • airtimeScheduled transmission period
  • telecastTransmitted television program
  • primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period

marathon · simulcast · saturation · live · all-day · rolling · unbroken

Categories
Opposites
coverage/extent

wall-to-wallpartial

Favoring one side

incomplete · limited · spotty · patchy · sparse

pervasiveness/saturation

wall-to-wallsparse

Thinly scattered or distributed

scarce · rare · occasional · infrequent · scattered

flooring type

wall-to-wallarea rug

Movable floor covering

throw rug · scatter rug · runner · accent rug · uncarpeted

Family

wall, wallet, walls, walled, wallpaper, wally, wallets, walling, wallflower

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G