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Definition: Carpet |
CarpetNoun1. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile). Verb1. Form a carpet-like cover (over). 2. Cover completely, as if with a carpet; as of flowers in meadows. 3. Cover with a carpet, as of the floors of rooms. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "carpet" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Building & Civil Engineering | The top, visible layer of a road. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To see a carpet in a dream, denotes profit, and wealthy friends to aid you in need. To walk on a carpet, you will be prosperous and happy. To dream that you buy carpets, denotes great gain. If selling them, you will have cause to go on a pleasant journey, as well as a profitable one. For a young woman to dream of carpets, shows she will own a beautiful home and servants will wait upon her. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Carpet The magic carpet of Tangu. A carpet to all appearances worthless, but if anyone sat thereon, it would transport him instantaneously to the place he wished to go. So called because it came from Tangu, in Persia. It is sometimes termed Prince Housain's carpet, because it came into his hands, and he made use of it. (Arabian Nights: Prince Ahmed.) (See below.) Solomon's carpet. The Eastern writers say that Solomon had a green silk carpet, on which his throne was placed when he travelled. This carpet was large enough for all his forces to stand upon; the men and women stood on his right hand, and the spirits on his left. When all were arranged in order, Solomon told the wind where he wished to go, and the carpet, with all its contents, rose in the air and alighted at the place indicated. In order to screen the party from the sun, the birds of the air with outspread wings formed a canopy over the whole party. (Sale: Koran.) (See above.) Such and such a question is on the carpet. The French sur le tapis (on the table-cloth)- i.e. before the house, under consideration. The question has been laid on the table-cloth of the house, and is now under debate. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A carpet is an affixed floor covering that consists of a piece of heavy thick fabric. It is usually made of heavy woven or felted fabric, often of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw or their synthetic counterparts. It is made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat which are not affixed to the floor.Carpets in a house help to reduce noise levels, and also minimize heat loss through the floor. They are also more comfortable to lie or sit on than a hard wooden floor.
Carpets are harder to clean than bare floors, spilt drinks may stain them, and they tend to collect fur from family pets. They must be vacuumed every so often to prevent the accumulation of dust.
Dust mites can survive very well in carpets, and this must be taken into consideration if the occupant is an asthmatic. Around the edges of a carpet, improperly placed nails may be felt and these could be a danger to people in the house.
In certain parts of the world where carpets were common, there is a trend to not have them, and instead varnish the floor boards.
Production of carpets
Hand-made carpets are produced in regions including: Iran, Nepal, Turkmenistan.
The importance of carpets in the culture of Turkmenistan is such that the national flag features a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs).
See also: Rug-making
much more inforamtion needed about: manufacturing processes, designs, materials used, usages....
External links
- The Carpet Information Centre
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Carpet."
Synonyms: CarpetSynonyms: carpeting (n), rug (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: carpeted (building & civil engineering, transportation). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fop | Noun: fop, fine gentleman; swell; dandy, dandiprat; exquisite, coxcomb, beau, macaroni, blade, blood, buck, man about town, fast man; fribble, milliner; Jemmy Jessamy, carpet knight; masher, dude. |
Idea | Adverb: under consideration; in question, in the mind; on foot, on the carpet, on the docket, on the tapis; relative to. |
Plan | Adjective: planned; Verb: strategic, strategical; planning; Verb: prepared, in course of preparation; under consideration; on the tapis, on the carpet, on the floor. |
Sensualist | Noun: Sybarite, voluptuary, Sardanaphalus, man of pleasure, carpet knight; epicure, epicurean, gourmet, gourmand; pig, hog; votary of Epicurus, swine of Epicurus; sensualist; Heliogabalus; free liver, hard liver; libertine; hedonist; tragalist. |
Servility | Sycophant, parasite; toad, toady, toad-eater; tufthunter; snob, flunky, flunkey, yes-man, lapdog, spaniel, lickspittle, smell-feast, Graeculus esuriens, hanger on, cavaliere servente, led captain, carpet knight; timeserver, fortune hunter, Vicar of Bray, Sir-Pertinax, Max Sycophant, pickthank; flatterer; doer of dirty work; ame damnee, tool; reptile; slave; (servant); courtier; beat, dead beat, doughface , heeler, homme de cour, sponger, sucker, tagtail, truckler. |
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Screenplays | He thinks the carpet pissers did this (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) Get this big walking carpet out of my way (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas) I've seen more intelligent pieces of carpet! (101 Dalmatians; writing credit: John Hughes) Thank you for choosing Magic Carpet for all your travel needs (Aladdin; writing credit: Roger Allers; Ron Clements) So you're upset that this bizarre carpet cabal made no attempt to brainwash you. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
Lyrics | He left the bloodstains on the carpet (Smooth Criminal; performing artist: Alien Ant Farm) Then goof her carpet ride (THAT'S KILLER JOE; performing artist: Manhattan Transfer) The scarlet welcome carpet (Carnival; performing artist: Natalie Merchant) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Magic Carpet 'Round the World (1974) The Magic Carpet (1951) Magic Carpet No. 8: India the Golden (1942) On the Carpet (1916) The Carpet from Bagdad (1915) | |
Song Titles | Magic Carpet Ride (performing artist: Steppenwolf) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A woman speaks to an audience in an auditorium with bright red carpet. See artwork: OCC-04. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | "Magic Carpet 2" (movie) by Rainer Wonisch. |
 | Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms. Healthy vegetation appears bright red in this image. Credit: NASA. |  | Carpet of spring wildflowers on Steens Mountain along south Loop Road. Credit: Scott Moore. |
 | U.S. Army Private First Class Felix A. Uva (left) and Corporal Donald A. Purdy examine a memorial plaque on the cruiser's main deck, while they were being transported to the United States from Europe as part of Operation "Magic Carpet" in November 1945. This plaque was presented to the ship by the citizens of Boise, Idaho, in memory of the 107 crewmembers who lost their lives in the Battle of Cape Esperance, 11-12 October 1942. Note kapok life jackets worn by the Soldiers. Credit: NAVY. |  | Meets with King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, on board USS Quincy (CA-71) in the Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on 14 February 1945. The King is speaking to the interpreter, Colonel William A. Eddy, USMC. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, the President's Aide and Chief of Staff, is at left. Note ornate carpet on the ship's deck, and life raft mounted on the side of the 5"/38 twin gun mount in the background. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Man rolling out "List of Illustrations" carpet; woman beating "List of Illustrations" rug. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Cleopatra brought before Caesar in a carpet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Brought their own "red" carpet. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Horace Greeley, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, wearing tall hat, folded newspaper in lap, carpet on floor. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Carpet texture" by Adam Brown Commentary: "Close up of a rug to show the texture." | "Carpet of leaves" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Leaves at the rv camp." |
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 | Door closing shut in a room without carpet. |
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Rita Rudner | My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In one corner, on a ragged old scrap of carpet, was a haggard woman, and a number of children were huddled together |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And then the leaves break out on the trees, and the petals drop from the fruit trees and carpet the earth with pink and white |
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Health | Dust mites are like tiny “bugs” you cannot see that live in cloth or carpet. (references) | |
By lying on a bed, couch, pillow, carpet, or stuffed animal that has recently been in contact with an infested person. (references) | ||
Business | There are three major carpet manufacturers in Mexico. (references) | |
Tourists are the target customers for this type of carpet. (references) | ||
Asian carpet manufacturers have invaded the Mexican market. (references) | ||
Economic History | Turkey | Turkish carpet weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world. (references) |
Nepal | Nepal's merchandise trade balance has improved somewhat in recent years with the growth of the carpet and garment industries. (references) | |
Australia | Sectors as diverse as home building, carpet cleaning, repair systems, waste management, and financial planning are enjoying high growth. (references) | |
Human Rights | Nepal | On December 3, suspected Maoist sympathizers left a bomb in a carpet showroom in Kathmandu. (references) |
Political Economy | INDIA | Nevertheless, hundreds of thousands of children are employed in the glass, pottery, carpet and fireworks industries, among others. (references) |
THE BAHAMAS | The Bahamian government has continued its policy of rationalization of Customs duties and providing relief to Bahamians where possible and reduced customs duty on a number of items including office equipment and supplies, carpet and other floor covering, some small household appliances, appliances used in medical, surgical, dental and veterinary science, some fruits and vegetables, and some vitamins. (references) | |
Trade | Argentina | Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references) |
Worker Rights | Nepal | The law prohibits child labor in tourism, cigarette or carpet factories, mines, or laboratories. (references) |
Nepal | The private sector has made its own efforts to eradicate child labor, especially in the carpet industry. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. Should you ask me whence this laughter, Whence this audible big-smiling, With its labial extension, With its maxillar distortion And its diaphragmic rhythmus Like the billowing of an ocean, Like the shaking of a carpet, I should answer, I should tell you: From the great deeps of the spirit, From the unplummeted abysmus Of the soul this laughter welleth As the fountain, the gug-guggle, Like the river from the canon [sic], To entoken and give warning That my present mood is sunny. Should you ask me further question -- Why the great deeps of the spirit, Why the unplummeted abysmus Of the soule extrudes this laughter, This all audible big-smiling, I should answer, I should tell you With a white heart, tumpitumpy, With a true tongue, honest Injun: William Bryan, he has Caught It, Caught the Whangdepootenawah! Is't the sandhill crane, the shankank, Standing in the marsh, the kneedeep, Standing silent in the kneedeep With his wing-tips crossed behind him And his neck close-reefed before him, With his bill, his william, buried In the down upon his bosom, With his head retracted inly, While his shoulders overlook it? Does the sandhill crane, the shankank, Shiver grayly in the north wind, Wishing he had died when little, As the sparrow, the chipchip, does? No 'tis not the Shankank standing, Standing in the gray and dismal Marsh, the gray and dismal kneedeep. No, 'tis peerless William Bryan Realizing that he's Caught It, Caught the Whangdepootenawah! |
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| "Carpet" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.81% of the time. "Carpet" is used about 2,236 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.81% | 2,187 | 4,010 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.94% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.71% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.45% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (common) | 0.09% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,236 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| Thailand | Thailand Carpet Manufacturing Public Co. Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "carpet": Axminster carpet ♦ be on the carpet ♦ bedside carpet ♦ black carpet beetle ♦ body carpet ♦ bomb carpet ♦ bring on the carpet ♦ brussels carpet ♦ buffalo carpet beetle ♦ carpet bag ♦ carpet bagger ♦ carpet beater ♦ Carpet beetle ♦ carpet bombing ♦ Carpet bug ♦ carpet cleaner ♦ carpet dance ♦ carpet grass ♦ carpet knight ♦ carpet loom ♦ Carpet moth ♦ carpet pad ♦ carpet rod ♦ carpet shark ♦ carpet sleepers ♦ carpet slipper ♦ carpet slippers ♦ carpet smth. ♦ Carpet snake ♦ carpet sweeper ♦ carpet tack ♦ carpet viper ♦ cord carpet ♦ cowhair carpet ♦ fitted carpet ♦ fitter carpet ♦ flying carpet ♦ hair carpet ♦ Ingrain carpet ♦ japanese carpet grass ♦ jaspe carpet ♦ kidderminster carpet ♦ knotted carpet ♦ lay a carpet ♦ looped carpet ♦ noise carpet ♦ on the carpet ♦ persian carpet ♦ pile carpet ♦ rag carpet ♦ red carpet ♦ red carpet treatment ♦ roll out the red carpet for smb. ♦ scotch carpet ♦ shake a carpet ♦ shock carpet ♦ stair carpet ♦ sweep smth. under the carpet ♦ sweep under the carpet ♦ Tapestry carpet ♦ tapestry velvet carpet ♦ To be on the carpet ♦ Triple ingrain carpet ♦ turcoman carpet ♦ Turkey carpet ♦ venetian carpet ♦ water carpet ♦ Wilton carpet ♦ wood carpet. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "carpet": carpet-and-slippers, carpet-bag, carpet-bagger, carpet-baggers, carpet-bagging, carpet-beater, carpet-beating, carpet-biter, carpet-bombed, carpet-bombing, carpet-cleaning, carpet-covered, carpet-cushions, carpet-fitter, carpet-layers, carpet-laying, carpet-like, carpet-making, carpet-obsessed, carpet-retailing, carpet-rod, carpet-seller, carpet-size, carpet-slipper, carpet-slippered, carpet-weave, carpet-weaving, carpet-widdling. | |
Ending with "carpet": red-carpet, stair-carpet. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
carpet | 5,220 | indoor outdoor carpet | 239 |
carpet cleaning | 1,285 | carpet installation | 231 |
mohawk carpet | 709 | carpet manufacturer | 217 |
carpet cleaners | 656 | auto carpet | 215 |
shaw carpet | 568 | carpet price | 206 |
berber carpet | 492 | carpet cleaning machine | 203 |
empire carpet | 473 | red carpet | 197 |
carpet cleaner | 390 | carpet runner | 189 |
wholesale carpet | 362 | carpet cleaning equipment | 182 |
discount carpet | 342 | carpet store | 179 |
carpet tile | 341 | carpet dye | 170 |
outdoor carpet | 306 | abc carpet | 166 |
oriental carpet | 298 | marine carpet | 166 |
dalton carpet | 289 | abc carpet home | 161 |
carpet london tile | 276 | commercial carpet | 157 |
red carpet inn | 269 | carpet mill | 152 |
carpet stain | 261 | carpet tile wholesale | 145 |
carpet one | 257 | carpet distributor tile | 137 |
carpet cleaning supply | 255 | carpet beetle | 131 |
carpet heuga tile | 252 | install carpet | 119 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "carpet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | mat. (various references) | |
Albanian | shaj (abuse, ballyrag, berate, bullyrag, call names, castigate, chastise, chide, come down on, curse, dish it out, dress down, flay, inveigh, jaw, lay into, objurgate, offend, rag, rap, revile, scold, shake up, shout, shout at, swear, tell off, trounce, upbraid, vituperate), qortoj (admonish, berate, call down, castigate, chide, come down on, correct, damn, decry, discommend, dish it out, knock, lecture, light into, Peck, pull up, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, scold, take to task, tell off, trim, twit, upbraid), qilim (mat, rug), mbuloj me qilim, i shtroj qilim. (various references) | |
Arabic | كسا بالسجاد, موكيت (moquette), وبخ (berate, blame, castigate, check, chide, dish up, dress down, jaw, lash, moralize, quarrel, rail, raspberry, rebuff, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, scold, scotch, show up, slag, slate, snub, strafe, take to task, take up, task, tell off, tick off, tickle, upbraid), سجادة (rug), بساط (rug). (various references) | |
Asturian | alfombra. (various references) | |
Basque | tapiz. (various references) | |
Bemba | kapeti. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кастря (crop, knife, lop, pare, pare off, prune, rap, trash), килим (rug), мокет, застилам с килим. (various references) | |
Catalan | catifa. (various references) | |
Cebuano | alpombra. (various references) | |
Chinese | 地毯 (rug). (various references) | |
Cornish | lurlen. (various references) | |
Czech | koberec (foot-cloth, rug). (various references) | |
Danish | tæppe (blanket), gulvtæppe. (various references) | |
Dutch | vloerkleed (floor mat), kleed (article of clothing, garment), karpet. (various references) | |
Esperanto | tapiŝo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | teppi (blanket), gólvteppi. (various references) | |
Farsi | فرش , قالی , زیلو. (various references) | |
Finnish | matto (mat, rug). (various references) | |
French | tapis, moquette (carpeting). (various references) | |
Frisian | tapyt. (various references) | |
German | teppich (rug, slick, tapestry, wall hanging). (various references) | |
Greek | χαλί (rug). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משטחה (covering, rug), מפרש (expansion, sail), מרבד (rug), שטיח (mat, rug), בד שטיחים, רפידה (fender, lining, upholstery). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szõnyeggel letakar, szõnyeg (rug), szőnyeg (carpeting, rug), szônyeg. (various references) | |
Indonesian | permadani (rug), membabuti, gelaran (mat to sit on), babut (rug), ambal. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | natiraksak. (various references) | |
Italian | tappeto (cloth, mat, rug). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 絨緞 , 絨毯 , 敷物 (carpeting, cushion, floorcloth, footcloth, matting, rug), 毛氈 (rug), カーブ尺 (carpenter, curved ruler). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しきもの (carpeting, cushion, floorcloth, footcloth, matting, rug), カーペット , もうせん (rug), じゅうたん. (various references) | |
Kongo | teva. (various references) | |
Korean | 양탄자 (rug). (various references) | |
Macedonian | kilim. (various references) | |
Manx | cur brat er (coat, sheet), carpad, brat laare. (various references) | |
Maori | whaariki-tia (mat). (various references) | |
Mohawk | kentskare. (various references) | |
Norwegian | teppe (blanket). (various references) | |
Occitan | tapís. (various references) | |
Papiamen | tapeit. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arpetcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tapete (mat, matting, rug, tapestry). (various references) | |
Provencal | tapís. (various references) | |
Romanian | covor (rug, tapestry), carpetã (rug), velin, tapet (paper, tapestry, wall paper, wallpaper), lua la refec (flay), acoperi cu covoare, îmbrãcãminte (accoutrement, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, fig, garb, garment, gear, plank, rig, toggery, toilet, wear), ţoalã (apparel, togs). (various references) | |
Romansch | tarpun. (various references) | |
Ruanda | tapis. (various references) | |
Russian | ковер (rug, tapis). (various references) | |
Samoan | kapeti. (various references) | |
Scottish | stràille (mat, rug). (various references) | |
Sepedi | tapeiti. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tepih (rug), pokrivač (blanket, cover, covering, integument, mantle, pall, plaid, rug, spread, vesture). (various references) | |
Spanish | alfombra (floor mat, moquette, pile carpet, textile floor covering with pile). (various references) | |
Swedish | matta (dull, mat, rug, weaken). (various references) | |
Thai | พรมเหาะ (magic carpet). (various references) | |
Turkish | kaplamak (back, bestrew, canopy, case, clothe, coat, cover, encrust, envelop, face, fair, film, film over, fleece, hang, incrust, infest, line, overgrow, overlap, overspread, overwhelm, plate, recap, revet, sheathe, sheet, shield, smother in, smother with, suffuse, take, thread, upholster, veneer, wreathe), halı döşemek, halı (floor covering, rug), haşlamak (baste, bawl out, berate, blanch, boil, call smb. over the coals, give smb. a talking-to, scald, scold, seethe, upbraid), azarlamak (admonish, baste, bawl out, berate, blame, blister, blow up, bring up, call down, call smb. over the coals, castigate, chew out, chide, come down on, decry, dress down, give a piece of one's mind, give smb. a talking-to, give smb. a telling-off, give smb. beans, give smb. hell, give the stick, inveigh, jaw out, keelhaul, lace into, lambaste, lash, lecture, let smb. have it, light into, objurgate, peck at smb., punish, rag, rail, rap smb. over the knuckles, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, roast, sail into, scold, score, slang, slap, slate, strafe, take to task, talk to smb., tell off, tell smb. one's mind, tick off, trim, twit, upbraid, vituperate), örtmek (blanket, canopy, cap, case, cloak, close, clothe, cloud, coat, conceal, condone, cope, cover, cover up, encase, enshroud, envelop, hood, incase, lap, robe, screen, shade, sheet, shield, shroud, shut, submerge, wrap). (various references) | |
Turkmen | haly. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скатертина (cloth), три місяці ув'язнення, килим (rug), вкривати тонким шаром, вистилати килимами, викликати для догани, захисний шар (blanket), покриття (backing, casing, chemise, coating, paintwork), покривало (bedcover, cerement, coverlet, coverlid, overlay, veil). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hoa (flower, maypole), bị quở trách bị mắng, bị quở trách, bàn cãi bị mắng. (various references) | |
Welsh | carped. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | tapetibus, tappetia, vestis. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | carpita. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | carpite. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "carpet": carpetbag, carpetbagger, carpetbaggeries, carpetbaggers, carpetbaggery, carpetbagging, carpetbags, carpeted, carpeting, carpetings, carpets, carpetweed, carpetweeds. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "carpet": becarpet, recarpet. (additional references) | |
Words containing "carpet": becarpeted, becarpeting, becarpets, recarpeted, recarpeting, recarpets, uncarpeted. (additional references) | |
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"Carpet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Barpeta, capat, capet, capete, capit, Capreee, capretto, careth, Careto, carpei, carpeit, carpen, carpent, carpiet, Carpow, Carrett, carrieth, Carwelti, charpe, crappant, Curphey, marpet, parpet, Scarpetta. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "carpet" (pronounced kÄ"rput) |
| 3 | -p u t | decrepit, despot, puppet, snippet, tappet, Tippet, trumpet. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: preact. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: apter, caper, caret, carte, cater, crape, crate, crept, epact, pacer, pater, peart, prate, react, recap, recta, taper, trace. | |
-2 letters: acre, aper, cape, care, carp, cart, cate, crap, pace, pact, pare, part, pate, pear, peat, pert, prat, race, rape, rapt, rate, reap, tace, tape, tare, tarp, tear, tepa, trap. | |
-3 letters: ace, act, ape, apt. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: capture, carpets, chapter, paretic, patcher, picrate, plectra, preacts, precast, repatch, spectra. | |
+2 letters: accepter, acceptor, apyretic, becarpet, calypter, captured, capturer, captures, carpeted, catnaper, chapiter, chapters, coparent, crispate, heptarch, impacter, mercapto, operatic, outcaper, paretics, particle, patchers, patchier, pectoral, pentarch, perfecta, phreatic, picrated, picrates, placater, portance, postrace, practice, practise, praefect, praelect, preacted, precasts, preenact, prelatic, reaccept, recarpet, sceptral, spectral. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited | |
