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Cycling is the only way to free ourselves from the misery of the Tube, the wall-to-wall buses that line Oxford Street, the hopelessness of even thinking about driving.
Deborah Moggach

Meaning of "wall-to-wall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WALL-TO-WALL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALL-TO-WALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wall-To-Wall is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WALL-TO-WALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wall-to-wall

Fitted carpet

Fitted carpet, also wall-to-wall carpet or carpeting, is a carpet intended to cover a floor entirely. Carpet over 4 meters in length is usually installed with the use of a "power stretcher". Fitted carpets were originally woven to the dimensions of the specific area they were covering. They were later made in smaller strips, around the time stair carpet became popular, and woven at the site of the job by the carpet fitter. These carpets were then held in place with individually nailed tacks driven through the carpet around the perimeter and occasionally small rings in the carpet which were folded over. The introduction of "smoothedge" also known as "tack strip", "tackless strip", or "gripper strip" simplified the installation of wall-to-wall carpeting, increasing the neatness of the finish at the wall. Because gripper strips are essentially the same thickness as underlay, using gripper strips yields a level edge, whereas tacking gives an uneven edge. Gripper strip is a strip of wood bevelled on one edge with many small tacks protruding through from the bottom.

Definition of wall-to-wall in the English dictionary

The definition of wall-to-wall in the dictionary is completely covering a floor. Other definition of wall-to-wall is as far as the eye can see; widespread.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALL-TO-WALL

wall plate
wall rock
wall rocket
wall rue
wall socket
Wall Street
wall to wall
wall-less
wall-like
wall-mounted
walla
wallaba
wallabies
wallaby
Wallace
Wallace´s line
Wallachia
Wallachian
wallah
wallaroo

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALL-TO-WALL

brick wall
cavity wall
cell wall
Cornwall
crib-wall
drive to the wall
drywall
firewall
fly on the wall
go to the wall
go up the wall
hole in the wall
off-the-wall
paywall
pellitory-of-the-wall
sidewall
stonewall
wall
wall to wall
writing on the wall

Synonyms and antonyms of wall-to-wall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wall-to-wall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALL-TO-WALL

Find out the translation of wall-to-wall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wall-to-wall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wall-to-wall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墙到墙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de pared a pared
570 millions of speakers

English

wall-to-wall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दीवार से दीवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجدار إلى الجدار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

от стены до стены
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parede a parede
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীর-টু-প্রাচীর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mur-à- mur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

dinding ke dinding
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wand -zu-Wand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

床一面の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빽빽한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembok-ke-tembok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tường -to- tường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவர் முதல் சுவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिंत-टू-वॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duvar duvara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wall - to- wall
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

od ściany do ściany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від стіни до стіни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perete - la - perete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοίχο σε τοίχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muur - tot-muur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägg till vägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vegg-til - vegg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wall-to-wall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALL-TO-WALL»

The term «wall-to-wall» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.653 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALL-TO-WALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wall-to-wall

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3 QUOTES WITH «WALL-TO-WALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wall-to-wall.
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Patsy Cline
My new house is going to have wall-to-wall awards!
2
Charles Krauthammer
Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
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Deborah Moggach
Cycling is the only way to free ourselves from the misery of the Tube, the wall-to-wall buses that line Oxford Street, the hopelessness of even thinking about driving.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALL-TO-WALL»

Discover the use of wall-to-wall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wall-to-wall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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WALL TO WALL
Bringing her skills with foreign languages and her facility with people to this journey, Mary Morris once again proves that she is, in the words of Times magazine, “a fascinating guide, with an eye for the brutal, the garish, the silly ...
Mary Morris, 2012
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Wall-to-Wall Dead
Avery Baker never thought she’d leave Manhattan, until she inherited her aunt’s old Maine cottage and found her true calling—home renovation.
Jennie Bentley, 2012
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Wall to Wall: 100 Great Treatments for Vertical Surfaces
Wall to Wall contains a range of liveable and relaxed chicnteriors, which are both elegant and balanced. Linda offers practicaluidelines on how to achieve a diverse range of wall finishes using unique,imple but stylish ideas.
Linda Barker, 2005
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Creative Wall Decorating: A Book Packed Wall-To-Wall with ...
Includes how-to information.
Betterway Books, Eaglemoss Editors, 1996
5
Wall to Wall
" In Wall to Wall Woolf's view is evocative and is very much his own. First published by Grove Press in 1962, Wall to Wall has been an underground classic for over thirty-five years, a comic and satiric masterpiece.
Douglas Woolf, 1984
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Wall to Wall Speaks
David Mus. DAVID MUS Wall to Wall Speaks PRINCETON LEGACY LIBRARY Wall to Wall Speaks. Cover.
David Mus, 2014
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Wall-To-Wall Baby Blues: A Baby Blues Treasury
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Rick Kirkman, Rebecca Tanquery, 2003
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Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector: The Experience ...
On the other hand, in decisions such as Alton School District,39 the IELRB found appropriate a wall-to-wall unit that encompassed all certificated and noncertificated staff, meaning that teachers were included in the same bargaining unit with ...
Joyce M. Najita, James L. Stern, 2001
9
Henry's Official Western Theatrical Guide, 1907-1908
Stage opening, 32 ft.; height, 30 ft.; depth, 40 ft.; height to gridiron, 65 ft.; wall to wall, 60 ft. Ground floor. One of the chain of theatres on the Orpheum Circuit. SANDY— Pop., 1,000. Opera House. C. J. Schmidt, mgr. Capacity, 400. Illum., oil.
W. R. Dailey, 1908
10
The Julius Cahn-Gus Hill Theatrical Guide and Moving Picture ...
Width, wall to wall, 45 ft. Depth footlights to back wall, 25 ft. Curtain line to back wall, 21 ft. Width of prose, opening, 28 ft. Height of same, 18 ft. Height of gridiron, 31 ft. Depth below stage, 4 ft. 1 trap. 4 dressing rooms. J. H. Lambert, bill-poster.
‎1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALL-TO-WALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wall-to-wall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Metro might hire outside consultant for 'wall-to-wall' management …
Metro is considering hiring a “world-class” consultant to conduct a “wall-to-wall” study of the agency's management and finances, the chairman of its board of ... «Washington Post, May 15»
2
Baltimore Residents Say Wall-To-Wall Media Coverage Missed The …
Baltimore Residents Say Wall-To-Wall Media Coverage Missed The Real Story · 'Flipped Off': How D.C. Homebuyers Get Scammed By Developers Who Cut ... «WAMU 88.5, May 15»
3
With Christine Milne gone, it's wall-to-wall blue ties in Canberra
Without her it'd be wall-to-wall blue ties. Of course, the gender of our leaders really shouldn't matter, but given there was only one federal woman leader and ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Going for 'wall-to-wall' laughter
He's sprinkled those ingredients into a menu of three short plays, all of which he hopes will provide “wall-to-wall laughs.” They will be performed today through ... «Albuquerque Journal, Mar 15»
5
Krauthammer's Take: 'Israelis Wall-to-Wall Understand US-Iran Deal …
Whatever the result of today's Israeli elections, make no mistake: Israelis are not divided when it comes to the threat of a nuclear Iran, says Charles Krauthammer ... «National Review Online, Mar 15»
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Winter Haven High School: LeRoy Announces First 'Wall-to-Wall
POLK SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT KATHRYN LEROY discusses plans to make Winter Haven High School the county's first "Wall-to-Wall" academy during ... «The Ledger, Mar 15»
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PFT Live going wall-to-wall free agency on Monday
It's already getting hard to keep straight who's re-signed with their old teams, who's expected to sign with a new team on Tuesday and everything else going on ... «NBCSports.com, Mar 15»
8
Graffiti artists cover Miami neighbourhood, wall-to-wall
MIAMI The acrid smell of spray paint fills the air in Miami's once-blighted Wynwood neighbourhood where graffiti artists from all over the world have descended, ... «Reuters UK, Dec 14»
9
CNN Reporters in Ferguson Provide Wall-to-Wall Coverage of CNN …
In the meantime, the network would provide wall-to-wall coverage of the reactions on the ground in Ferguson. (During President Obama's late-night statement to ... «Slate Magazine, Nov 14»
10
Krauthammer: Midterms 'A Nuclear Explosion,' 'The Worst Wall-To
This was the worst wall-to-wall, national, unmistakable, unequivocal shellacking that you will ever see in a midterm election, and it happened on just about every ... «Daily Caller, Nov 14»

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