English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 111 of 872

carriagesnoun

plural of carriage

carriagewaynoun

The part of a road that carries traffic.

carriancenoun

The carrying of another as a way of caring for them, associated with the concept of pregnancy.

Carribeannoun

Obsolete spelling of Caribbean.

carricknoun

Alternative spelling of carrack.

Carrickfergusname

A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Carrickmacrossname

A town in County Monaghan, Ireland.

Carriconame

A surname.

Carrico indexnoun

Synonym of Horowitz index.

Carriename

A diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.

carriedverb

simple past and past participle of carry

carried awayadj

Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.

carried interestnoun

A share of the profits of an investment paid to the investment manager in excess of the amount that the manager contributes to the partnership.

Carriegatename

A British political scandal of 2022 around allegations that prime minister Boris Johnson, during his time as Foreign Secretary, had recommended Carrie Symonds, then his mistress, as a candidate for a high-paying job as chief of staff in the Foreign Office.

carriernoun

A person or object that carries someone or something else.

carrier bagnoun

A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.

carrier oilnoun

An oil that is easily absorbed by the skin that is used to dilute an essential oil for use in cosmetics, massage or aromatherapy.

carrier pigeonnoun

A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination.

carrier screeningnoun

clinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children

carrier wavenoun

A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals.

carrierbagnoun

Alternative form of carrier bag.

carriershipnoun

The role or occupation of a carrier.

carriesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of carry

carriestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of carry

carriethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of carry

Carrigname

A surname from Irish.

Carrigalinename

A town south-east of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7362).

Carrigtohillname

A small town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8273).

Carrilloname

A surname from Spanish.

Carringtonname

A placename:

carrionnoun

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person.

carrion crownoun

The common European black crow Corvus corone.

Carrion's diseasenoun

A disease resulting from Bartonella bacilliformis infection.

Carrisname

A surname.

carritchnoun

A catechism.

carritchesnoun

plural of carritch

carriwitchetnoun

An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.

Carrizo Springsname

A city, the county seat of Dimmit County, Texas, United States.

Carrizozoname

A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

carrlandnoun

Land marked by carrs; swampland.

carroccionoun

A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.

Carrogname

A village in Corwen community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1143).

carrolnoun

Archaic form of carol.

Carrollname

A surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.

Carroll Countyname

One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seats: Berryville and Eureka Springs.

Carrollianadj

Of or pertaining to Lewis Carroll (1832-1898, real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) or his writings, most notably a type of imaginative fantasy involving humorous plays on words and logic.

carrollitenoun

An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.

Carrolltonname

A number of places in the United States:

carromnoun

Alternative spelling of carom.

carromatanoun

A light two-wheeled, horse-drawn passenger carriage with a tilt roof used to convey passengers within city limits or for countryside travelling.

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