Sentence:  The town of Tompasobaru, a six-hour drive from Tangkoko, is known for the fragrant cloves that <WSD>carpet</WSD> the front yards of homes, drying on tarps in the sun. But in the town's open market, the air hung heavy with the metallic smell of the butcher's wares. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.