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The correct spelling is carpet.
How to pronounce carpet
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/
Say it like: Car-pet
The correct spelling is carpet. A fabric used as a complete floor covering. For example: "After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring."
Usage Examples
“After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.”
“Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- 2.Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
- 3.Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae
- 4.A wrought cover for tables.
- 5.A woman's pubic hair.
verb
- 1.To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
- 2.To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
- 3.To reprimand.
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