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# carpet

noun (carpet, carpets); verb (carpet, carpets, carpeted, carpeting)

«carpet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A carpet is a thick cloth that covers a floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#m1)
2. A carpet of something is a thick layer on the ground: «a carpet of leaves». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#m2)
3. To carpet a room is to cover its floor with carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#m3)

### In the lessons

covering a floor: area, cost per square unit; phrases «red carpet» (special welcome), «magic carpet», «sweep under the carpet» (hide a problem)

### Examples

- The room needs a carpet 12 ft by 15 ft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x1)
- Carpet costs 3 dollars a square foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x2)
- How much carpet for a 10 m by 4 m floor? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x3)
- The carpet covers 80 square feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x4)
- Wipe your feet before you walk on the carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x5)
- A carpet of snow covered the yard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x6)
- The stars walked the red carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x7)
- Aladdin flew on a magic carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x8)
- We sat on the carpet for story time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x9)
- Don't sweep the problem under the carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x10)
- Then she brought a little carpet, and spread it upon the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/#x11)

### Note

Carpet means area (length × width); cost = area × price per square unit. Trap: not the perimeter. A carpet covers a whole floor; a rug covers part of it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carpet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carpet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carpet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carpet.html) on Mova free.