carpet bombing
area bombing
saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
cyanobacteria
blue-green algae | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll, occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton |
| planktonic algae | unicellular algae |
alga
algae | primitive chlorophyllontaining mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves |
| golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
| yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
| confervoid algae | algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments |
| brown algae | algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments |
| fucoid fucoid algae | any of various algae of the family Fucaceae |
green algae
chlorophyte | algae that are clear green in color, often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water |
| red algae | marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment, source of agar and carrageenan |
carpet shark
Orectolobus barbatus | shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin |
carpet snake
Python variegatus
Morelia spilotes variegatus | Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back |
carpet beetle
carpet bug | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics |
buffalo carpet beetle
Anthrenus scrophulariae | a small black and red and white carpet beetle |
| black carpet beetle | a carpet beetle that is solid black in color |
carpet moth
tapestry moth
Trichophaga tapetzella | larvae feed on carpets and other woolens |
| Brussels carpet | a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern |
carpet beater
rug beater | implement for beating dust out of carpets |
| carpet loom | a loom for weaving carpeting |
carpet pad
rug pad
underlay
underlayment | a pad placed under a carpet |
carpet sweeper
sweeper | a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet |
| carpet tack | used to nail down carpets |
| flying carpet | (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go |
| oil slick | a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship) |
| red carpet | a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on |
rug
carpet
carpeting | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) |
| slick | a trowel used to make a surface slick |
| slick | a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water |
slipper
carpet slipper | low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily, usually worn indoors |
Wilton
Wilton carpet | a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
slick
slick magazine
glossy | a magazine printed on good quality paper |
| carpet | a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet, a carpet of flowers, the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet |
| carpet knight | a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle) |
smut grass
blackseed
carpet grass
Sporobolus poiretii | grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus |
Manila grass
Japanese carpet grass
Zoysia matrella | lawn grass common in the Philippines, grown also in United States |
water carpet
water mat
Chrysosplenium americanum | aquatic herb with yellowish flowers, central and western United States |
slick
slick down
sleek down | give a smooth and glossy appearance, slick one's hair |
spruce up
spruce
slick up
smarten up | dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion, He spruced up for the party |
spruce up
spruce
titivate
tittivate
smarten up
slick up
spiff up | make neat, smart, or trim, Spruce up your house for Spring, titivate the child |
call on the carpet
take to task
rebuke
rag
trounce
reproof
lecture
reprimand jaw dress down
call down
scold
chide
berate
bawl out
remonstrate chew out
chew up
have words
lambaste
lambast
dcc | censure severely or angrily, The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car, The deputy ragged the Prime Minister, The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup |
| carpet bomb | bomb a large area systematically and extensively, The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam |
| carpet | cover with a carpet, carpet the floors of the house |
| carpet | cover completely, as if with a carpet, flowers carpeted the meadows |
slick
sleek | make slick or smooth |
| carpet | form a carpet-like cover (over) |
b crafty
cunning
dodgy
foxy
guileful
knavish
slick
sly
tricksy
tricky
wily bba | marked by skill in deception, cunning men often pass for wise, deep political machinations, a foxy scheme, a slick evasive answer, sly as a fox, tricky Dick, a wily old attorney |
satiny
sleek
silken
silky
silklike
slick | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light, glossy auburn hair, satiny gardenia petals, sleek black fur, silken eyelashes, silky skin, a silklike fabric, slick seals and otters |
red carpet(a)
red-carpet(a) | special treatment or hospitality, the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment |