Collocations for carpet - noun
1. material for covering floors
ADJECTIVE
deep-pile (esp. BrE),
lush (esp. AmE),
plush (AmE),
shag (esp. AmE),
shag-pile (BrE),
soft,
thick
stained, threadbare, worn
patterned, plain
wool
woven
oriental, Persian
fitted (BrE), wall-to-wall
flying, magic
red (often figurative)
They rolled out the red carpet for the visitors.
I didn't expect to get the red-carpet treatment (= be treated like an important person).
stained, threadbare, worn
patterned, plain
wool
woven
oriental, Persian
fitted (BrE), wall-to-wall
flying, magic
red (often figurative)
They rolled out the red carpet for the visitors.
I didn't expect to get the red-carpet treatment (= be treated like an important person).
VERB + carpet
make,
weave
fit (BrE), install (AmE), lay
I'm having the carpets laid today.
fit (BrE), install (AmE), lay
I'm having the carpets laid today.
roll back,
roll up,
take up
(esp. BrE)
clean, vacuum
beat
replace
clean, vacuum
beat
replace
carpet + NOUN
design
runner, tile
The vinyl floor gave way to carpet tiles.
runner, tile
The vinyl floor gave way to carpet tiles.
fitter
(esp. BrE)
weaver
industry, manufacturer
cleaner, sweeper
tack
weaver
industry, manufacturer
cleaner, sweeper
tack