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carpet beater

UK/ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/

carpet beater noun: a tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

Noun

carpet beater (plural carpet beaters)

  1. A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

Forms of carpet beater

pluralcarpet beaters
alternative formcarpet-beater
alternative formcarpetbeater

Origin of carpet beater

From carpet + beater.

Questions about carpet beater

What does carpet beater mean?
Carpet beater means a tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.
What part of speech is carpet beater?
Carpet beater is a noun.
How do you pronounce carpet beater?
Carpet beater is pronounced /ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of carpet beater?
The plural of carpet beater is carpet beaters.

Words near carpet beater in the dictionary

  1. carpes the diem
  2. carpest
  3. carpet
  4. carpet bagger
  5. carpet baggers
  6. carpet beater
  7. carpet beaters
  8. carpet bedding
  9. carpet beetle
  10. carpet beetles
  11. carpet bomb

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