wall-to-wall

wall-to-wall Definition

wall·-to-wall (wôl′tə wôl′)

adjective

that completely covers a floor wall-to-wall carpeting
Informal
1. in very large numbers or amounts; found throughout; pervasive
2. comprehensive; all-inclusive wall-to-wall health care

wall-to-wall Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

carpeting: Imagine a posh office with marble floors or wall-to-wall carpeting.
carpet: The public began to demand soft, wall-to-wall carpets with plenty of choice at all price points and in all fibers.
sunshine: Indeed, by the time we left it was wall-to-wall sunshine.
coverage: Where is the 24 hour wall-to-wall coverage on Sky or CNN?
action: The director, Roger Spottiswoode, pulled it out of the bag by making it wall-to-wall action " .
music: I get e-mails quite frequently from disgruntled listeners who think I should be playing wall-to-wall, Welsh music.

Modifying Another Word

almost: After 20 days of almost wall-to-wall sunshine it was a huge relief for the soil get an opportunity to replenish itself with moisture.
just: Once this had cleared, there was no visual stimulation it's just wall-to-wall snow and bitterly cold.

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