A carpet is a large piece of cloth used to cover floors. It is soft and warm to walk on. People use carpets in houses and buildings.
The carpet in my room is very soft.
She cleaned the carpet with a vacuum.
Carpet can mean a thick, soft layer of plants or moss on the ground. It looks like a natural covering on earth. This is often seen in forests or gardens.
The forest floor had a green moss carpet.
The garden has a soft carpet of grass.
As a verb, 'carpet' means to cover a surface completely with something. For example, you can put a carpet on a floor or snow can cover the ground like a carpet.
They carpeted the room with new rugs.
Snow carpeted the ground after the storm.
In informal speech, 'the carpet' means a serious talk or criticism from someone in charge. It often happens when someone does something wrong. It is like an angry meeting.
The manager gave him the carpet about his work.
She got the carpet for being late again.
A flower carpet is a decoration made by arranging many flowers on the ground. People use it for celebrations or special events. It looks like a colorful carpet made of flowers.
They made a flower carpet for the festival.
The church floor was covered with a carpet of petals.
Carpet bombing is a military action where many bombs are dropped over a wide area to destroy everything. It is a very strong attack and is used in war.
The city was destroyed by a carpet bombing.
Carpet bombing covers large enemy areas with bombs.
