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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).

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… OF CARPET

roll

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VERB + carpet

make, weave
fit (BrE), install (AmE), lay
I'm having the carpets laid today.
roll back, roll up, take up (esp. BrE)
clean, vacuum
beat
replace

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carpet + NOUN

design
runner, tile
The vinyl floor gave way to carpet tiles.
fitter (esp. BrE)
weaver
industry, manufacturer
cleaner, sweeper
tack

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PREPOSITION

on a/the carpet
The cat curled up on the carpet.

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2. thick layer of sth that covers the ground

ADJECTIVE

deep, thick
lush, soft

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VERB + carpet

form
The leaves formed a carpet under the trees.

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PREPOSITION

carpet of
a deep carpet of snow

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