FLOOR COVERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does floor covering mean? 

• FLOOR COVERING (noun)
  The noun FLOOR COVERING has 1 sense:

1. a covering for a floor

  Familiarity information: FLOOR COVERING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOOR COVERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covering for a floor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

floor cover; floor covering

Hypernyms ("floor covering" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "floor covering"):

mat (a thick flat pad used as a floor covering)

parqueterie; parquetry (a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor)

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