1
: a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering
also
: a floor covering made of this fabric
2
: a surface or layer resembling or suggesting a carpet
carpet
verb
Examples of carpet in a Sentence
We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.
Which brand of carpet did you choose?
The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.
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Section 31 stars Michelle Yeoh and Robert Kazinsky walk the yellow carpet for a tastemaker event in London on Jan. 15.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Footage shared on social media by fans and director and executive producer Ben Stiller showed Scott cleaning the carpet and joining his fellow co-stars in pretending to work at their desks while ignoring the large crowd assembled around them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The vacuum collected hair quickly on the medium-pile carpet.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Footage shared on social media by fans and director and executive producer Ben Stiller showed Scott cleaning the carpet and joining his fellow co-stars in pretending to work at their desks while ignoring the large crowd assembled around them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The vacuum collected hair quickly on the medium-pile carpet.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpet. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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carpet
noun
car·pet
ˈkär-pət 
1
: a heavy fabric used especially as a floor covering
2
: a covering like a carpet
carpet
verb
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