carpet in Sindhi سنڌي
carpet in Tamil தமிழ்
carpet in Telugu తెలుగు
carpet in English
- carpet⇄adj. avoiding danger and exertion; effeminate; stay-at-home.
Ex. No carpet soldiers, but hardy troops (George Rawlinson). - carpet⇄adj. carpetless.
- carpet⇄Aubusson rug orcarpet,
a kind of French rug woven like tapestry. - carpet⇄carpet, noun, verb, adjective.
- carpet⇄expr. on the carpet,
a. under consideration or discussion.
Ex. a question of importance being on the carpet (Mason L. Weems).
b. (Informal.) being scolded or rebuked.
Ex. He was constantly on the carpet for promising deliveries, - carpet⇄expr. sweep (or push) under the carpet, (Informal.) to conceal or ignore (a problem or duty).
Ex. What worries me, however, is the attitude that ... it must always be the moral issue which is swept under the carpet (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - carpet⇄noun 1a. a heavy, woven fabric for covering floors and stairs.
b. a covering made of this fabric. Carpets are usually tacked or nailed to the floor; rugs are not.
2. anything like a carpet.
Ex. (Figurative.) He walked on a carpet of g - carpet⇄v.t. 1. to cover with a carpet.
Ex. (Figurative.) In the spring, the ground was carpeted with violets; in the fall, the ground was carpeted with leaves.
2. (Informal.) to summon for the purpose of reprimanding or calling to account.
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