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September 16, 2018 Word of the Day

wall-to-wall /ˈwɑːl ˈtuː ˈwɑːl/ adjective
wall-to-wall
/ˈwɑːl ˈtuː ˈwɑːl/
adjective
The streets are wall-to-wall with people.
The streets are wall-to-wall with people.
Definition of WALL-TO-WALL

1 : covering the entire floor of a room

  • wall-to-wall carpeting

2 informal : filling an entire space or time : occurring or found everywhere or constantly

  • The beach was wall-to-wall (with) sunbathers. [=there were sunbathers lying everywhere on the beach]

  • Our schedule is wall-to-wall weddings from June through August. [=we're going to a lot of weddings from June through August]

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