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Meanings of rugs in English

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Textile floor covering.

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Examples for "carpet"
Examples for "carpet"
1
The Central Statistics Office carpet-bombed the Government press centre with statistics yesterday.
The Irish Times
2
They're talking about a carpet of red mud in their sea floor.
Radio NZ
3
Wilkins' Today show colleague Sylvia Jeffreys has also walked the red carpet.
News.com.au
4
And the Earth-we have stretched it out like a carpet; and how
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
5
In contrast, the follow-up is getting the major label red carpet treatment.
The Irish Times
1
One satisfied customer calls it a great rug for a great price.
NY Magazine
2
To them, it represents sweeping a nuclear problem under an Outback rug.
Wired
3
Interesting article in Variety that pulls the rug from under 'American Hustle'.
The Irish Times
4
She took out the ragbag and started work on an area rug.
Her mother's hope
5
Bring your rug and picnic and enjoy the music in great surroundings.
The Irish Times
Usage of rugs in English
1
The curtains were down; the furniture was packed; the rugs were rolled.
One Basket
2
The house has plush rugs all over; I hadn't heard her approach.
The whole world: a novel
3
The main living area contained soft, wide-backed sofas and animal skin rugs.
A beautiful place to die
4
He had been hidden in the heap of rugs all the while.
The Beetle: A Mystery
5
She carried some rugs for me through the shrubbery in the darkling.
Tono-Bungay
6
The floor was painted, and in summer the rugs were put away.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
7
All the other girls in Chestercote made rugs and tidies and afghans.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
8
For warmth in winter they would wrap themselves in their opossum-skin rugs.
The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia
9
She watched closely not to trip in the heavy rugs and carpets.
A Daughter of the Land
10
He recommends creating a cocooning effect using textured rugs in rich colours.
The Guardian
11
It sports my royal seal, and the rugs are in great demand.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
12
For the living room a variety of choice in rugs is offered.
The Complete Home
13
We've all seen those woven climbing-rope rugs and thought about making one.
Climbing Magazine
14
Over the years, Jones had bought many rugs during his trips abroad.
Obama's wars
15
We sat wrapped up in our furs and rugs and simply froze.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
16
A venerable banker, bundled in rugs, was asleep in his deck chair.
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Rugs through the time
Rugs across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common