Rug vs. Carpet

Rugnoun

A partial covering for a floor.

Rugnoun

A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

Rugnoun

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.

Rugnoun

A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.

Rugnoun

A person wearing a rug.

Rugnoun

A cloth covering for a horse.

Rugnoun

A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.

Rugnoun

(slang) The female pubic hair.

Rugnoun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Rugnoun

(slang) A wig; a hairpiece.

Rugnoun

(colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair.

Rugverb

(Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Rugnoun

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.

Rugnoun

A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, - used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.

Rugnoun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Rugverb

To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Rugnoun

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Rugnoun

a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor

Rugnoun

a thick woollen coverlet or wrap, used especially when travelling.

Rugnoun

a shaped garment worn by horses for protection or warmth.

Rugnoun

a toupee or wig

Carpetnoun

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

Carpetnoun

(figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.

Carpetnoun

(obsolete) A wrought cover for tables.

Carpetnoun

A woman's pubic hair.

Carpetverb

To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.

Carpetverb

(transitive) To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.

Carpetverb

(UK) To reprimand.

Carpetnoun

A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables.

Carpetnoun

A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.

Carpetverb

To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.

Carpetnoun

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Carpetverb

form a carpet-like cover (over)

Carpetverb

cover completely, as if with a carpet;

Carpetverb

cover with a carpet;

Carpet

A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century, synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon or polyester are often used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.