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carpet

US /ˈkɑrpət/

noun Target · B2 Nhà ở & bất động sản

Definition

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The cleaners will replace the old carpet in the hallway next week.

Word Family

NounNoun
carpet gốc carpeting
VerbVerb
carpet gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • rugfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
  • mata thick flat pad used as a floor covering

Collocations

  • Easy clean the living room carpet
    to clean the living room carpet, meaning to make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
  • Medium replace worn office floor carpet
    to replace worn office floor carpet, meaning to substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
  • Hard wall-to-wall fitted carpet installation
    a collocation phrase: wall-to-wall fitted carpet installation
  • Very Hard roll out the red carpet for guests
    to roll out the red carpet for guests, meaning to move by turning over or rotating

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