--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 10 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Without enough care or attention, so mistakes or accidents happen.[↗](../../carelessly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a relaxed way that shows you are not worried: «She tossed her bag carelessly onto the bed».[↗](../../carelessly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He carelessly left the gate open and the dog ran out.[↗](../../carelessly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I wrote my answer carelessly and got it wrong.[↗](../../carelessly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She carelessly dropped her phone in the puddle.[↗](../../carelessly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't cross the road carelessly.[↗](../../carelessly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver was fined for driving carelessly.[↗](../../carelessly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He threw his coat carelessly over the chair.[↗](../../carelessly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “We are hunting,” said Baloo carelessly.[↗](../../carelessly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **carelessness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Carelessness is not paying enough attention or care, so that mistakes or accidents happen.[↗](../../carelessness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fire was caused by carelessness with a candle.[↗](../../carelessness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of my mistakes were carelessness, not because the sums were hard.[↗](../../carelessness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His carelessness cost the team a goal.[↗](../../carelessness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Carelessness on the road can be deadly.[↗](../../carelessness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing the key was pure carelessness.[↗](../../carelessness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher sighed at our carelessness with spelling.[↗](../../carelessness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Dear queen of my heart,” answered he, “I pray you to forgive my carelessness.[↗](../../carelessness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To caress someone or something is to touch or stroke them gently and lovingly.[↗](../../caress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A caress is a gentle, loving touch.[↗](../../caress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (literary) Wind or water caresses something when it touches it softly.[↗](../../caress/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A caressing word or name is one that sounds loving and affectionate.[↗](../../caress/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She caressed the kitten's soft fur.[↗](../../caress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mother caressed her baby's cheek.[↗](../../caress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A gentle breeze caressed our faces.[↗](../../caress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The water caressed the side of the boat.[↗](../../caress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave the horse a caress on the nose.[↗](../../caress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves caressed the sand.[↗](../../caress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · \[207\] Ivashko and Ivashechko, are caressing diminutives of Ivan.[↗](../../caress/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caretaker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A caretaker is a person whose job is to look after a building, such as a school, keeping it clean, safe and repaired.[↗](../../caretaker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A caretaker is a person who looks after someone or something for a while.[↗](../../caretaker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school caretaker fixed the broken window.[↗](../../caretaker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell the caretaker if you see a spill.[↗](../../caretaker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The caretaker locks the gates at night.[↗](../../caretaker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mr Jones the caretaker cleared the snow.[↗](../../caretaker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma was the caretaker of the old church.[↗](../../caretaker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Say thank you to the caretaker.[↗](../../caretaker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **careth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «careth» means «cares», a form of «care»: To care is to feel that someone or something matters to you: «I care about my friends».[↗](../../careth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.[↗](../../careth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.11.12, JPS 1917) **carful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* As many people or things as a car can hold, as in «a carful of children».[↗](../../carful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A carful of cousins arrived for Sunday lunch.[↗](../../carful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We took a carful of old toys to the charity shop.[↗](../../carful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each carful can hold five people.[↗](../../carful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Two carfuls of football fans drove to the match.[↗](../../carful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum came back with a carful of shopping.[↗](../../carful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team needed four carfuls to get to the game.[↗](../../carful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cargo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Goods carried by a ship, plane, train or lorry.[↗](../../cargo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ship carried a cargo of bananas.[↗](../../cargo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cranes unloaded the cargo at the port.[↗](../../cargo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cargo plane landed with medical supplies.[↗](../../cargo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cargo hold was full of crates.[↗](../../cargo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If each container holds 20 tonnes, how many containers carry 100 tonnes of cargo?[↗](../../cargo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pirates attacked ships for their cargo.[↗](../../cargo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of dates, and set sail.[↗](../../cargo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **caribou** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A caribou is a large deer of North America's Arctic and northern forests with big branching antlers; in Europe and Asia the same animal is called a reindeer.[↗](../../caribou/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Caribou migrate across the tundra in huge herds.[↗](../../caribou/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Both male and female caribou grow antlers.[↗](../../caribou/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Canadian quarter shows a caribou.[↗](../../caribou/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Caribou dig through snow to eat lichen.[↗](../../caribou/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wolves follow the caribou herds.[↗](../../caribou/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Caribou and reindeer are the same species.[↗](../../caribou/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **caricature** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A funny drawing of a person that makes some features, like a big nose or ears, look much bigger than they are.[↗](../../caricature/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A description of a person or thing that makes them seem silly by exaggerating them.[↗](../../caricature/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To draw or describe someone in this exaggerated way.[↗](../../caricature/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An artist at the fair drew a caricature of me with huge teeth.[↗](../../caricature/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper cartoon was a caricature of the prime minister.[↗](../../caricature/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the villain is a caricature, not a real person.[↗](../../caricature/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We caricatured our teacher's big smile, kindly.[↗](../../caricature/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The caricature made the king's crown enormous.[↗](../../caricature/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **caries** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, medical) Caries is tooth decay: the slow damage to teeth that makes holes called cavities.[↗](../../caries/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medical) Caries can also mean decay in bone.[↗](../../caries/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dentist checked my teeth for caries.[↗](../../caries/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sugary drinks can cause dental caries.[↗](../../caries/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fluoride toothpaste helps protect against caries.[↗](../../caries/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Caries is the medical word for tooth decay.[↗](../../caries/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Brush twice a day to prevent caries.[↗](../../caries/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Early caries looks like a small white spot on the tooth.[↗](../../caries/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cark** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang, Australia/New Zealand) To cark it means to die.[↗](../../cark/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the old dog finally carked it".[↗](../../cark/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, Australia/New Zealand) To cark it can also mean to break down or stop working.[↗](../../cark/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "my phone carked it".[↗](../../cark/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old, literary) Cark meant worry or care, as in "carking cares"; this is very rare now.[↗](../../cark/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car carked it halfway up the hill.[↗](../../cark/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My goldfish carked it last week.[↗](../../cark/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The laptop carked it right before my project was due.[↗](../../cark/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Is the battery flat?" "[↗](../../cark/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") Yep, carked it."[↗](../../cark/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa says his old lawnmower is about to cark it.[↗](../../cark/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The heater carked it in the middle of winter.[↗](../../cark/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carmaker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carmaker is a company that designs and builds cars, such as Ford, Toyota or Volkswagen.[↗](../../carmaker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The carmaker opened a new factory near our town.[↗](../../carmaker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many carmakers now build electric cars.[↗](../../carmaker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The carmaker made 500 cars a day.[↗](../../carmaker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle works for a big carmaker.[↗](../../carmaker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Japanese carmakers sell cars all over the world.[↗](../../carmaker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The carmaker recalled cars with faulty brakes.[↗](../../carmaker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carmelite** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person from Carmel, a town in the hill country of Judah.[↗](../../carmelite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite; (Prophets 2SA.23.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carmelite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai; (Writings 1CH.11.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carmelite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.[↗](../../carmelite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.30.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carmelite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **carmine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A deep, bright red colour.[↗](../../carmine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A red dye or paint made from cochineal insects, used in food, make-up and art.[↗](../../carmine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She painted the rose petals carmine.[↗](../../carmine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carmine is a deep, rich red.[↗](../../carmine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The strawberry yoghurt was coloured with carmine.[↗](../../carmine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Carmine is made from tiny insects called cochineal.[↗](../../carmine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist mixed carmine with white to make pink.[↗](../../carmine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The label said «colour: carmine (E120)».[↗](../../carmine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carnage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Carnage is the terrible killing of very many people or animals, as in a battle or a great disaster.[↗](../../carnage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The battle left the field covered in carnage.[↗](../../carnage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the storm there was carnage on the rocks.[↗](../../carnage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The island was silent after the carnage.[↗](../../carnage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **carnally** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* In a bodily way, as in sexual relations.[↗](../../carnally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.[↗](../../carnally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.18.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carnally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The woman also with whom a man shall lie carnally, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.[↗](../../carnally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.15.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carnally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act; (Torah NUM.5.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carnally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **carnation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carnation is a garden flower with frilly petals and a sweet spicy smell, often pink, red or white.[↗](../../carnation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Carnation can also mean a pinkish-red colour.[↗](../../carnation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We put a white carnation in blue water, and the petals turned blue.[↗](../../carnation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad wore a red carnation at the wedding.[↗](../../carnation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Carnations have frilly petals.[↗](../../carnation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought a bunch of pink carnations for her mum.[↗](../../carnation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Carnations smell a bit like cloves.[↗](../../carnation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The carnation experiment shows how plants drink water.[↗](../../carnation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Carnations last a long time in a vase.[↗](../../carnation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a carnation in our art lesson.[↗](../../carnation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Beautiful stocks and carnations followed, bowing to every one present.[↗](../../carnation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **carnelian** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A reddish-orange precious stone.[↗](../../carnelian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd was the first row.[↗](../../carnelian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carnelian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row; (Torah EXO.28.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carnelian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **carnival** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carnival is a fair with rides, games and food, often travelling from town to town.[↗](../../carnival/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A carnival is a big street party with music, dancing and costumes, like the carnival in Rio or the Notting Hill Carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each ride at the carnival costs 3 tickets.[↗](../../carnival/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She won 20 tickets at the carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The carnival had 500 visitors.[↗](../../carnival/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He spent 15 dollars at the carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We rode the Ferris wheel at the carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People danced in costumes at the carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school carnival raises money for books.[↗](../../carnival/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I won a goldfish at the carnival.[↗](../../carnival/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The carnival came to town for a week.[↗](../../carnival/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The swimming carnival is in March (Australia).[↗](../../carnival/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · There appears little doubt that the modern Carnival is a survival of the ancient Saturnalia.[↗](../../carnival/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **carnivore** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carnivore is an animal that eats mainly meat, other animals.[↗](../../carnivore/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A carnivorous plant is a plant that traps and eats insects, like the Venus flytrap.[↗](../../carnivore/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lion is a carnivore.[↗](../../carnivore/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carnivores have sharp teeth for tearing meat.[↗](../../carnivore/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a cow a carnivore or a herbivore?[↗](../../carnivore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") A herbivore.[↗](../../carnivore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks are carnivores that eat fish and seals.[↗](../../carnivore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant.[↗](../../carnivore/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the food chain, the carnivore eats the herbivore.[↗](../../carnivore/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge carnivore.[↗](../../carnivore/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **carnivorous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carnivorous animal eats meat, mostly other animals: lions, sharks and eagles are carnivorous.[↗](../../carnivorous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A carnivorous plant catches and digests insects or small animals, like the Venus flytrap or sundew.[↗](../../carnivorous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sharks are carnivorous.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Carnivorous dinosaurs like T. rex had sharp teeth.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tigers are carnivores, but bears are omnivores.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sundew is carnivorous: it traps flies on sticky hairs.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats are carnivorous, so they need meat in their food.[↗](../../carnivorous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carol** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carol is a happy song, especially one sung at Christmas.[↗](../../carol/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To carol is to sing happily, or to go from house to house singing Christmas songs.[↗](../../carol/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Carol is a girl's name.[↗](../../carol/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sang carols around the Christmas tree.[↗](../../carol/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carol singers knocked at our door.[↗](../../carol/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school held a carol concert in the church.[↗](../../carol/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Silent Night» is a famous carol.[↗](../../carol/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds carolled in the morning sun.[↗](../../carol/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt Carol bakes the best mince pies.[↗](../../carol/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cuckoo sang, and the lark carolled, for it was now beautiful spring.[↗](../../carol/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **carotene** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and many green leaves, which gives them their colour.[↗](../../carotene/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The body turns it into vitamin A, which helps eyes, skin and the immune system.[↗](../../carotene/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Carrots are orange because of carotene.[↗](../../carotene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carotene turns into vitamin A in your body.[↗](../../carotene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweet potatoes and mangoes are full of carotene.[↗](../../carotene/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In autumn, when the green fades, the carotene in leaves shows up.[↗](../../carotene/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating huge amounts of carrots can turn your skin a bit orange because of carotene.[↗](../../carotene/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Flamingos are not pink from carotene but from similar colourings in their food.[↗](../../carotene/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carouse** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A noisy drinking party; to drink and make merry.[↗](../../carouse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.[↗](../../carouse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.4.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../carouse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **carousel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carousel is a fairground ride with model horses or seats that go round and round to music; a merry-go-round.[↗](../../carousel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A carousel is a moving belt at an airport that brings passengers' luggage round.[↗](../../carousel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A carousel is a set of pictures or items on a website or slide show that turn one after another.[↗](../../carousel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We rode the carousel at the fair.[↗](../../carousel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My horse on the carousel went up and down.[↗](../../carousel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our suitcase came round on the baggage carousel.[↗](../../carousel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The website has a carousel of photos.[↗](../../carousel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The carousel has 24 horses in 3 rings, so 8 horses in each ring.[↗](../../carousel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The carousel makes a full turn of 360° every minute.[↗](../../carousel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **carp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A carp is a large freshwater fish that lives in lakes, ponds and slow rivers; goldfish and koi are kinds of carp.[↗](../../carp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To carp is to keep complaining about small, unimportant things (informal, disapproving): «He's always carping about the food».[↗](../../carp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We saw big orange carp in the pond.[↗](../../carp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad caught a carp in the lake.[↗](../../carp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Koi are a kind of carp.[↗](../../carp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, carp are a pest in the rivers.[↗](../../carp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop carping about the weather\![↗](../../carp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He carped on about the noise all day.[↗](../../carp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fat carps stared at the glass wall with stupid eyes.[↗](../../carp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **carpel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A carpel is the female part of a flower, where seeds are made.[↗](../../carpel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It has three parts: the stigma (sticky top that catches pollen), the style (stalk) and the ovary (bottom part with ovules that become seeds).[↗](../../carpel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The carpel is the female part of the flower.[↗](../../carpel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pollen lands on the stigma at the top of the carpel.[↗](../../carpel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Label the carpel and the stamen on your flower diagram.[↗](../../carpel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ovary at the bottom of the carpel grows into the fruit.[↗](../../carpel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A pea pod grows from a single carpel.[↗](../../carpel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A buttercup has many little carpels in the middle.[↗](../../carpel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees carry pollen from the stamens to the carpels.[↗](../../carpel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/11/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/9/) - next →: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/11/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)