Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "rug" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bed bedroom desk front of door living room persia place table

Capable Of

make room seem warmer

Derived Terms

Nain rug Oriental rug Persian rug area rug brush something under the rug cut a rug cut the rug cute as a bug in a rug drug rug hearthrug lie like a cheap rug lie like a rug prayer rug pull the rug pull the rug out from under rag rug rug hooking rug joint rug monkey rug muncher rug pilot rug pull rug ranking rug rat rug rider rug up rug-cutter rug-cutting rug-headed rug-pull rugburn rugless ruglike rugmaker rugmaking rugrat scatter rug snug as a bug in a rug sweep something under the rug throw rug under the rug unrug

Etymologically Related To

rag rough

Inflected/Variant Forms

rugbeian

Context

australia historical scotland slang uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

floor cover floor covering furnishing

Type Of (IsA)

can brush things under floor cover floor covering furnishings mat piece of material slang phrase for hairpiece slang word for toupae small carpet textile floor covering

Receives Action

found in hospital found in hote found in hotel found in house found in motel found in office found in persia found in rug shoppe found in white house placed on floor

Related Terms

area blanket bristles carpet cover cover area covering fabric floor floor carpet floor cover floor covering flooring frieze hair hairpiece house house floor mat mean persian plunder pull small small carpet small mat smaller smaller carpet soft soft floor some spoil tear thick thick hair underfoot warmth wig

Synonym Network

carpet dance hairpiece have sex toupee toupée

Used For

area near front door carpet cover cover floor cover hard wooden floor decoration floor covering for covering floor insulate just outside shower looking nice make floor warmer next to bed prevent scratches on floor protecting floor sit on walking on warmth

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.