carpeting

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

left

VERB + CARPETING

got, install, took

CARPETING + NOUN

boss

PREP.

from, up

ADV.

usually

noun

Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.

As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.

Cloth or materials for carpets.

A severe reprimand or telling-off.

She got a carpeting from the boss.

noun — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (

As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.

Wiktionary

She got a carpeting from the boss.

Wiktionary

In hotels, it's customary to install wall-to-wall carpeting.

Tatoeba · #2602960

Hotels usually install wall-to-wall carpeting.

Tatoeba · #2602961

i Register

In some senses, carpeting is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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