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grouse, growl, grumble, kick, moan, squawk, wail, whine—more at COMPLAIN

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

5 : a movable part of a machine for supporting some other moving part

carriage trade noun : trade from well-to-do or upper-class people

car·ri·er noun 1 : one that carries

2 : a person or organization in the transportation business

3 : AIRCRAFT CARRIER

4 : one whose system carries the causative agents of a disease but who is immune to the disease

5 : an individual having a gene for a trait or condition that is not expressed outwardly

6 : an electromagnetic wave whose amplitude or frequency is varied in order to convey a radio or television signal

carrier pigeon noun : a pigeon used esp. to carry messages

car·ri·on noun : dead and decaying flesh

car·rot noun : the elongated usu. orange root of a common garden plant that is eaten as a vegetable; also : this plant

carrousel variant of CAROUSEL

1carry verb car·ried; car·ry·ing [ORIGIN: ME carien, fr. AF carier, fr. carre vehicle, fr. L carrus]

1 : to move while supporting : TRANSPORT, CONVEY

2 : to influence by mental or emotional appeal

3 : to get possession or control of : CAPTURE, WIN

4 : to transfer from one place (as a column) to another <~ a number in adding>

5 : to have or wear on one's person; also : to bear within one

6 : to have within or as part of itself : INVOLVE, INCLUDE

7 : to hold or bear (oneself) in a specified way

8 : to keep in stock for sale

9 : to sustain the weight or burden of : SUPPORT

10 : to prolong in space, time, or degree

11 : to keep on one's books as a debtor

12 : to succeed in (an election)

13 : to win adoption (as in a legislature)

14 a : to present to the public for use or as entertainment

b : PUBLISH, PRINT

15 : to reach or penetrate to a distance

Synonyms

[1] bear, cart, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transport; also deliver, hand over,

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