carpet | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpeting, rug |
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(noun) a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet | - |
carpetbag | (noun) traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century | - |
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carpetbagger | (noun) an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously | - |
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carpeting | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpet, rug |
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carpetweed | (noun) annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America | Synonyms: Indian chickweed, Molluga verticillata |
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herpetologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians | - |
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herpetology | (noun) the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians | - |
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perpetration | (noun) the act of committing a crime | Synonyms: commission, committal |
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perpetrator | (noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | Synonyms: culprit |
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perpetuation | (noun) the act of prolonging something | Synonyms: lengthening, prolongation, protraction |
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perpetuity | (noun) the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | Synonyms: sempiternity |
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