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2 : a representation esp. in literature or art having the qualities of caricature

— car·i·ca·tur·ist noun

Synonyms

[1] farce, joke, mockery, parody, sham, travesty—more at MOCKERY

[2] burlesque, parody, spoof, takeoff—more at PARODY

2caricature verb : to make or draw a caricature of : represent in caricature

Synonyms

burlesque, imitate, mimic, mock, parody, take off, travesty—more at MIMIC

car·ies noun, plural caries : tooth decay

car·il·lon noun : a set of tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard

car·i·ous adjective : affected with caries

car·jack·ing noun : the theft of an automobile by force or intimidation

— car·jack·er noun

car·load noun : a load that fills a car

car·mi·na·tive adjective : expelling gas from the alimentary canal

— carminative noun

car·mine noun : a vivid red

car·nage noun : great destruction of life : SLAUGHTER

Synonyms

butchery, massacre, slaughter—more at MASSACRE

car·nal adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. LL carnalis, fr. L carn-, caro flesh]

1 : of or relating to the body

2 : relating to or given to sensual pleasures and appetites

3 : of or relating to this world : earthly rather than heavenly or spiritual

— car·nal·i·ty noun

— car·nal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] animal, bodily, corporal, fleshly, material, physical, somatic—more at PHYSICAL

[2] fleshly, luscious, sensual, sensuous, voluptuous—more at SENSUAL

[3] earthly, fleshly, material, mundane, temporal, terrestrial, worldly—more at EARTHLY

car·na·tion noun : a cultivated pink of any of numerous usu. double-flowered varieties derived from an Old World species

car·nau·ba wax noun : a brittle yellowish wax from a Brazilian palm that is used esp. in polishes

car·ne·lian noun : a hard tough reddish quartz used as a gem

car·ni·val noun [ORIGIN: It carnevale, alter. of carnelevare, lit., removal of meat]

1 : a season of merrymaking just before Lent

2 : a boisterous merrymaking

3 : a traveling enterprise offering amusements

4 : an organized program of entertainment

Synonyms

celebration, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, gala, jubilee—more at FESTIVAL

car·niv·o·ra noun plural : carnivorous mammals

car·ni·vore noun : a flesh-eating animal; especially : any of an order of mammals (as dogs, cats, bears, minks, and seals) feeding mostly on animal flesh

car·niv·o·rous adjective 1 : feeding on animal tissues

2 : of or relating to the carnivores

— car·niv·o·rous·ly adverb

— car·niv·o·rous·ness noun

car·ny or car·ney or car·nie noun, plural carnies or carneys 1 : CARNIVAL 3

2 : one who works with a carnival

1carol noun : a song of joy or devotion

Synonyms

anthem, canticle, chorale, hymn, psalm, spiritual—more at HYMN

2carol verb : to sing esp. in a cheerful manner

car·ol·er or car·ol·ler noun : one that carols

Synonyms

singer, songster, vocalist, voice—more at SINGER

1carom noun 1 : a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes two other balls

2 : a rebounding esp. at an angle

2carom verb : to strike and rebound

Synonyms

bounce, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip—more at GLANCE

car·o·tene noun : any of several orange to red pigments (as beta-carotene) formed esp. in plants and used as a source of vitamin A

ca·rot·en·oid noun : any of various usu. yellow to red pigments (as carotenes) found widely in plants and animals

ca·rot·id adjective : of, relating to, or being the chief artery or pair of arteries that pass up the neck and supply the head

— carotid noun

ca·rous·al noun : a period of heavy drinking : CAROUSE

ca·rouse noun [ORIGIN: MF carrousse, fr. carous, adv., all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), fr. G garaus]

: a drunken revel

— carouse verb

— ca·rous·er noun

Synonyms

drunk; also binge, jag, spree; blowout, orgy

car·ou·sel noun 1 : MERRY-GO-ROUND

2 : a circular conveyor

1carp verb : to find fault

— carp noun

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe,