Used in a Sentence

rugs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rugs.

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Other OCD people do stuff like straighten the fringes on their rugs or clean dirt that others cannot see.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A partial covering for a floor.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rugs gathered in one view.

noun

A partial covering for a floor.

noun

A cloth covering for a horse.

noun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rugs.

noun

A partial covering for a floor.

noun

A cloth covering for a horse.

noun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

noun

(UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

Example sentences

1

Other OCD people do stuff like straighten the fringes on their rugs or clean dirt that others cannot see.

2

They steal cheap target throw rugs or cheap wall art, break into the owners' closet, leave enormous messes, etc.

3

This is how people end up buying entire rugs when they go to have 'just a drink of tea'.

4

Solid woods as opposed to particle board or MDF, natural fiber rugs if possible, avoid scented products and harsh cleaners.

5

If you stay at lower rugs, then doesn't it limit your technical decision making power?

6

Are there really that many frequently soiled fancy rugs in a single suburban area?

7

There's almost no skill to scrubbing toilets and vacuuming rugs, and if you mess it up you get fired but no one dies.

8

So everyone was in a giant open room with a concrete floor and hard desks- a couple rugs, but it didn't cut it.

9

Much like the rug seller becomes a collector of the best rugs, we are becoming keepers of an insane library.

10

Imagine the dead cats under the rugs that we entrust our lives to every day...

11

Buy lamps and throw rugs from ikea and make it livable.

12

Then I decided throw rugs were non-essential items and one could live without them.

Quote examples

1

A "suburban carpet cleaner" that picks up rugs and cleans them can employ over 80 people, run 60 trucks, and does $12MM in revenue?

2

I like this line "A hissing swarm of hair bugs has got the baby and its rugs" from the evil garden.

3

As the article mentions, "men’s resistance was rooted in the fact that their control as resellers of the rugs would decline as the women learned how to do it on their own." Only regular on-the-ground presence can have a chance of detecting these scenarios and mediating them, and that's tough for a startup to prioritize - but it often has to be done.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rugs in a sentence?

Other OCD people do stuff like straighten the fringes on their rugs or clean dirt that others cannot see.

What does rugs mean?

A partial covering for a floor.

What part of speech is rugs?

rugs is commonly used as noun.