wall-to-wall
covering the entire floor from one wall to another: wall-to-wall carpeting.
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.
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.
from one side to the other; to overflowing: The store was jammed wall-to-wall with late shoppers.
a wall-to-wall carpet.
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How to use wall-to-wall in a sentence
Chris Christie's "baggage" is wall-to-wall news, but corrupt Democrats in Pennsylvania and California don't need scrutiny.
Right now cable newsdom is all abuzz with Christie—but how long will that wall-to-wall coverage last?
We are also subject to wall-to-wall coverage, on every television channel and radio station.
South Africa Kicks Off Week Of Mourning Mandela | Mark Gevisser | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe back of the stage and the DJ booth are adorned with wall-to-wall LED screens.
Paris Hilton's Trippy Los Angeles Release Party For Her Single With Lil Wayne | Jean Trinh | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNonetheless, it was a fundamentally middle class place, not the wall-to-wall display of edgy affluence that it has since become.
He sat in a chair beside Crane's desk and dropped the ash from his cigar on Crane's wall-to-wall carpeting.
Ten From Infinity | Paul W. FairmanThe wall-to-wall carpeting was a rich Burgundy, with a pile deep enough to run a reaper through.
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British Dictionary definitions for wall-to-wall
(of carpeting) completely covering a floor
informal as far as the eye can see; widespread: wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops
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