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Noun: carpet  kaa(r)-pit
  1. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
    - rug, carpeting
     
  2. A natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
    "a carpet of flowers"; "the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet"
Verb: carpet  kaa(r)-pit
  1. Form a carpet-like cover (over)
     
  2. Cover completely, as if with a carpet
    "flowers carpeted the meadows"
     
  3. Cover with a carpet
    "carpet the floors of the house"

Derived forms: carpets, carpeting, carpeted

Type of: cover, floor cover, floor covering, furnishing, natural object, spread over

Encyclopedia: Carpet