Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wall-to-wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: wal-l--to-wall
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room.

adj

Pervasive, ubiquitous, or unremitting.

Informal

adj

Of a space, full or crowded.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The TV showed wall-to-wall coverage of the bombing."
"I am fed up with wall-to-wall pop music."
"We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs."
"The airport was wall-to-wall with impatient passengers."
"The set is hot, there's people wall to wall / Old ones, young things, short ones standing tall / So grab the one with the smiling faces / And hit the floor and stay right on the cases / The heat is on and the funk just won't leave us alone"
"The main ballroom at the exclusive Pacific Club in Newport Beach was wall to wall with lawyers, judges, and politicians last December as the law school at the University of California, Irvine—the first public law school launched in California in more than 40 years—hosted a coming-out party for its first dean."

Usage

Informal

Phrases

area rug

Frequently Paired Words

area rug

Questions

What does wall-to-wall mean?: Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room.

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