Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [199]
2carp noun, plural carp or carps : a large variable Asian freshwater fish of sluggish waters often raised for food
1carpal adjective : relating to the wrist or the bones of the wrist
2carpal noun : a carpal element or bone
carpal tunnel syndrome noun : a condition characterized esp. by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation (as numbness) in the hand and fingers and caused by compression of a nerve in the wrist
car·pe di·em noun [ORIGIN: L, lit., pluck the day]
: enjoyment of the present without concern for the future
car·pel noun : one of the highly modified leaves that together form the ovary of a flower of a seed plant
car·pen·ter noun : one who builds or repairs wooden structures
— carpenter verb
— car·pen·try noun
carp·er noun : an excessive faultfinder
Synonyms
castigator, caviler, censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold—more at CRITIC
1carpet noun : a heavy fabric used as a floor covering
2carpet verb : to cover with or as if with a carpet
Synonyms
blanket, coat, cover, overlay, overlie, overspread—more at COVER
car·pet·bag noun : a traveling bag common in the 19th century
car·pet·bag·ger noun : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usu. seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments
car·pet·ing noun : material for carpets; also : CARPETS
carping adjective : marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
Synonyms
captious, critical, hypercritical, overcritical—more at CRITICAL
car pool noun : an arrangement in which a group of people commute together by car; also : a group having this arrangement
— car·pool verb
car·port noun : an open-sided automobile shelter
car·pus noun : the wrist or its bones
car·ra·geen·an or car·ra·geen·in noun : a colloid extracted esp. from a dark purple branching seaweed and used in foods esp. to stabilize and thicken them
car·rel noun : a table often partitioned or enclosed for individual study in a library
car·riage noun 1 : the act of carrying
2 : manner of holding the body
3 : a wheeled vehicle
4 British : a railway passenger coach