Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination. Opposite of
uncarpeted .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
carpet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination
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Examples
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Hard working reps at the bottom and non entities in carpeted offices at the top.
Magical Mystery Tour « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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The illegal bouts, in carpeted 16-by-16-foot pits surrounded by four-foot walls, are staged in hidden venues, usually with no more than a few dozen spectators allowed.
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His office as Secretary was the only one in the Department that had carpet, which gave a very literal ring to officers 'dread of being "carpeted" or, as they used to say, "summoned to the carpet".
Memorial service for the late Sir Arthur Tange - Speech - Minister for Foreign Affairs 2001
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One group finds their way to the Angel Room, a small carpeted space in the Parish Hall lined with bags of canned food that have been collected at Mass over the past few weeks.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The sanctuary is a low-lit carpeted hall filled with nine long rows of padded, auditorium-style seats clustered around a raised platform called the bimah.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Downstairs, the line to get an autograph and photo with Snooki stretched a tenth of a mile at least along the convention hall's carpeted concrete.
Snooki at the Washington Auto Show! (Um, why?) Crowds line up for the "Jersey Shore" star (video) The Reliable Source 2011
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The insides of the vans are hollowed out and fitted with small, carpeted seats.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Convinced he was teasing me, I followed him through a set of double doors and down a long, carpeted hall that looked vaguely familiar.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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Part of the messaging that night involved the use of children, several of whom sat on the carpeted hotel riser at Harper's feet while he spoke.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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The room looked just as Maggie had expected—a big, bare, carpeted square with windows on one side covered by vertical blinds.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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