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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Carolina hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana noun medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales

Carolina lupine
Thermopsis villosa noun eastern United States bush pea

Carolina moonseed
Cocculus carolinus noun woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits

Carolina parakeet
Conuropsis carolinensis noun extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States

Carolina spring beauty
Claytonia caroliniana noun similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America

Carolina wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus noun large United States wren with a musical call

Caroline
Carolean adjective of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

Caroline Islands
noun a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines

caroling
noun singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)

Carolingian
adjective of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne`s father

Carolingian dynasty
Carlovingian dynasty noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne`s father that ruled from 751 to 987

Carolinian
noun a native or resident of the Carolinas

carom
cannon noun a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

carotenemia
xanthemia noun excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color

carotenoid
noun any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

Carothers
Wallace Carothers noun United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)

carotid
adjective of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

carotid artery
arteria carotis noun either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta

carotid body
noun a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration

carotid plexus
plexus caroticus noun a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery

carouse
carousal noun revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

carousel
carrousel noun large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on

carousel
luggage carrousel noun carries luggage to air travelers

carp
noun any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

carp-like
adjective resembling a carp

carpal
adjective of or relating to the wrist; `Carpal tunnel syndrome`

carpal bone
carpal noun any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

carpal tunnel
noun a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass

carpal tunnel syndrome
noun a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness

Carpathians
Carpathian Mountains noun a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area

carpel
noun a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

carpellary
adjective belonging to or forming or containing carpels

carpellate
adjective bearing or consisting of carpels

carpenter
noun a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

carpenter ant
noun ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs

carpenter bee
noun large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems

carpenter`s hammer
claw hammer noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails

carpenter`s kit
tool kit noun a set of carpenter`s tools

carpenter`s level
noun a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it

carpenter`s mallet
noun a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge

carpenter`s rule
noun a rule used by a carpenter

carpenter`s square
noun a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square

carpenteria
Carpenteria californica noun California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers

carpentry
woodworking noun the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

carper
niggler noun someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way

carpet
verb cover with a carpet; `carpet the floors of the house`

carpet beater
rug beater noun implement for beating dust out of carpets

carpet beetle
carpet bug noun small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics

carpet bomb
verb bomb a large area systematically and extensively; `The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam`

carpet bombing
area bombing noun an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target

carpet knight
noun a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)

carpet loom
noun a loom for weaving carpeting

carpet moth
tapestry moth noun larvae feed on carpets and other woolens

carpet pad
rug pad noun a pad placed under a carpet

carpet shark
Orectolobus barbatus noun shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin

carpet snake
Python variegatus noun Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back

carpet sweeper
sweeper noun a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet

carpet tack
noun used to nail down carpets

carpet-like
adjective resembling a carpet

carpetbag
adjective following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; `carpetbag adventurers`; `a carpetbag government`

carpetbagger
noun an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; `after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south`

carpeted
adjective covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; `the carpeted hallway`; `a flower-carpeted hillside`

carpetweed
Indian chickweed noun annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America

Carphophis
genus Carphophis noun thunder snake

Carpinaceae
subfamily Carpinaceae noun used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis

Carpinus
genus Carpinus noun mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae

Carpobrotus
genus Carpobrotus noun a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus

Carpocapsa
genus Carpocapsa noun codling moths

Carpodacus
genus Carpodacus noun house finches and purple finches

carpophagous
fruit-eating(a) adjective feeding on fruit

carpophore
noun a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel

carport
car port noun garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles

carpospore
noun a nonmotile spore of red algae

carposporic
adjective relating to or resembling a carpospore

carposporous
adjective having carpospores

carrack
carack noun a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman

carrageenin
carrageenan noun a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae

carrel
carrell noun small individual study area in a library

Carrere
John Merven Carrere noun United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911)

carriage
equipage noun a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

carriage bolt
noun a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled

carriage return
noun the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line

carriage trade
noun trade from upper-class customers

carriage wrench
noun a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts

carriageway
noun one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes

carrick bend
noun a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers

carrick bitt
noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship`s deck

carrier
common carrier noun a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

carrier
noun a boy who delivers newspapers

carrier pigeon
noun a homing pigeon used to carry messages

carrier wave
carrier noun a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

carrion
noun the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

carrion crow
Coragyps atratus noun American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard

Carroll
Lewis Carroll noun English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children`s stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

carron oil
noun an ointment formerly used to treat burns

carrot
noun promise of reward as in `carrot and stick`; `used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote`;

carrot juice
noun usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots

carrot pudding
noun pudding made with grated carrots

carrot stick
noun a stick of carrot eaten raw

carroty
adjective resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant; `a boy with carroty hair`