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2 : a group of vehicles traveling in a file

3 : a covered wagon or motortruck equipped as traveling living quarters

Synonyms

[2] armada, cavalcade, fleet, line, motorcade, train—more at FLEET

[3] camper, motor home, trailer—more at CAMPER

car·a·van·sa·ry or car·a·van·se·rai noun, plural -ries or -rais or -rai [ORIGIN: Pers kārvānsarāī, fr. kārvān caravan + sarāī palace, inn]

1 : an inn in eastern countries where caravans rest at night

2 : an establishment that provides lodging and usu. meals for the public : HOTEL, INN

car·a·vel noun : a small 15th and 16th century ship with a broad bow, high narrow poop, and usu. three masts

car·a·way noun : an aromatic herb related to the carrot with fruits (caraway seed) used in seasoning and medicine; also : its fruit

car·bide noun : a compound of carbon with another element

car·bine noun : a short-barreled lightweight rifle

car·bo·hy·drate noun : any of various compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars and starches)

car·bol·ic acid noun : PHENOL

car·bon noun 1 : a nonmetallic chemical element occurring in nature esp. as diamond and graphite and as a constituent of coal, petroleum, and limestone

2 : a sheet of carbon paper; also : CARBON COPY 1

— car·bon·less adjective

car·bo·na·ceous adjective : relating to, containing, or composed of carbon

1carbonate noun : a salt or ester of carbonic acid

2carbonate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to combine or infuse with carbon dioxide

— car·bon·ation noun

carbon black noun : any of various black substances consisting chiefly of carbon and used esp. as pigments

carbon copy noun 1 : a copy made by carbon paper

2 : one that strongly resembles or closely corresponds to another : DUPLICATE

Synonyms

counterpart, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, image, likeness, match, picture, replica, ringer, spit—more at IMAGE

carbon dating noun : the determination of the age of old material (as an archaeological specimen) by its content of carbon 14

carbon dioxide noun : a heavy colorless gas that does not support combustion and is formed in animal respiration and in the combustion and decomposition of organic substances

carbon 14 noun : a heavy radioactive form of carbon used esp. in dating archaeological materials

car·bon·ic acid noun : a weak acid that decomposes readily into water and carbon dioxide

car·bon·if·er·ous adjective 1 : producing or containing carbon or coal

2 cap : of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era between the Devonian and the Permian

— Carboniferous noun

carbon monoxide noun : a colorless odorless very poisonous gas formed by the incomplete burning of carbon

carbon paper noun : a thin paper coated with a pigment and used for making copies

carbon tet·ra·chlo·ride noun : a colorless nonflammable toxic liquid used esp. as a solvent

carbon 12 noun : the most abundant isotope of carbon having a nucleus of 6 protons and 6 neutrons and used as a standard for measurements of atomic weight

car·boy noun [ORIGIN: Pers qarāba, fr. Ar qarrāba demijohn]

: a large container for liquids

car·bun·cle noun : a painful inflammation of the skin and underlying tissue that discharges pus from several openings

car·bu·re·tor noun : an apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine

car·cass noun : a dead body; especially : one of an animal dressed for food

car·cin·o·gen noun : an agent causing or inciting cancer

— car·ci·no·gen·ic adjective

— car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty noun

car·ci·no·ma noun, plural -mas also -ma·ta : a malignant tumor of epithelial origin

— car·ci·no·ma·tous adjective

1card verb : to comb with a card : cleanse and untangle before spinning

— card·er noun

2card noun : an instrument for combing fibers (as wool or cotton)

3card noun 1 : PLAYING CARD

2 plural : a game played with playing cards; also : card playing

3 : an emotional issue used to one's advantage