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Definition of "wall-to-wall" []

  • Completely covering a floor: wall-to-wall carpeting. (adjective)
  • Informal Present or spreading throughout an entire area: wall-to-wall people at the reception. (adjective)
  • Informal Found everywhere or including everything; pervasive: wall-to-wall luxury. (adjective)
  • A carpet that completely covers a floor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wall-to-wall" in a sentence
  • "In an era of wall-to-wall by-the-books crime procedurals, The Killing reminds us that in the real world here, a constantly raining Seattle, violent death is devastating, anything but routine."
  • "The marriage is bound to get wall-to-wall coverage."
  • "However, the solution is simple: just ring up FOX, and they will provide at least a week of wall-to-wall coverage slamming the President's speech."
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