wall-to-wall

American  

[wawl-tuh-wawl, wawl-tuh-wawl] / ˈwɔl təˈwɔl, ˈwɔl təˌwɔl /

adjective

1. covering the entire floor from one wall to another.

   wall-to-wall carpeting.

2. Informal. occupying a space or period of time completely.

   The dance floor was crowded with wall-to-wall dancers. With no commercial interruptions, the telecast of the game was wall-to-wall action.

3. Informal. being available everywhere; full of or saturated with something specified.

   Las Vegas offers wall-to-wall gambling. Her life has been wall-to-wall misery.

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adverb

1. from one side to the other; to overflowing.

   The store was jammed wall-to-wall with late shoppers.

noun

1. a wall-to-wall carpet.

wall-to-wall British  

adjective

1. (of carpeting) completely covering a floor

2. informal as far as the eye can see; widespread

   wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops

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Etymology

Origin of wall-to-wall

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.

From Barron's

Guthrie's disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.

From Barron's

Maybe he and his mom had never lived in a condo with wall-to-wall carpeting or a TV the size of a small automobile attached to the wall, but any of those places had felt more like a “real home” than this.

From Literature

The command hub is kept movie-theater dark so the operators, known as dispatchers, can better study the wall-to-wall screens showing the movement of electricity across the service area.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Come in,” she says, and leads me down the hall in the opposite direction, toward a corner office that is basically wall-to-wall plants.

From Literature

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