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Carpet vs. Carpetless — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Carpet and Carpetless

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Carpet

A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century, synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon or polyester are often used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.

Carpetless

Not carpeted

Carpet

A thick heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers, especially one covering the entire surface of the floor.

Carpetless

Without a carpet.

Carpet

The fabric used for this floor covering.
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Carpet

A surface or surface covering that is similar to a rug
A carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor.

Carpet

To cover with or as if with a carpet
Carpet the stairs.
Snow that carpeted the sidewalks.

Carpet

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

Carpet

(figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.

Carpet

Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae
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Carpet

(obsolete) A wrought cover for tables.

Carpet

A woman's pubic hair.

Carpet

To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house.

Carpet

(transitive) To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.

Carpet

(UK) To reprimand.

Carpet

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.
Tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets.

Carpet

A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.

Carpet

To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.
Carpeted temples in fashionable squares.

Carpet

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

Carpet

Form a carpet-like cover (over)

Carpet

Cover completely, as if with a carpet;
Flowers carpeted the meadows

Carpet

Cover with a carpet;
Carpet the floors of the house

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