What does wall-to-wall mean?
Wall-to-wall means Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room..
Wall-to-wall
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room..
Definitions by Sense
- Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room.
- (informal, idiomatic) Pervasive, ubiquitous, or unremitting.
- (informal, idiomatic) Of a space, full or crowded.
Example Sentences
The TV showed wall-to-wall coverage of the bombing.
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.
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The TV showed wall-to-wall coverage of the bombing.
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