English words starting with carr - page 1

Meanings of Carrots:

noun

A tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

Roast lamb with peas and carrots

Meanings of Carroty:

adjective

(of a person's hair) orange-red in colour.

Usage examples:

A skinny little kid with carroty hair

Meanings of Carrousel:

noun

A merry-go-round at a fair.

Usage examples:

You've got elephants, giraffes, carousels and merry go-rounds.

Meanings of Carrousels:

noun

A merry-go-round at a fair.

Meanings of Carrs:

noun

Fen woodland or scrub that is typically dominated by alder or willow.

Usage examples:

Reed-fringed dykes in the very centre of the vast halvergate marshes harbour a few in winter; fenla…

Meanings of Carry:

verb

Support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.

Usage examples:

Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

noun

An act of carrying something from one place to another.

Usage examples:

We did a carry of equipment from the camp

Meanings of Carry back:

idiom

Deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period

noun

The practice of treating a company's present profit or loss as if it happened in an earlier period

Usage examples:

These charges can be deducted as if they were trading losses for the purpose of carry-back of losse…

Meanings of Carry forward:

phrasal verb

Transfer from one time period to the next

noun

The practice of treating a company's present profit or loss as if it happened in a later period

Usage examples:

Last year the company's tax rate was less, thanks to its use of a tax loss carry-forward.

Meanings of Carry over:

phrasal verb

Transport from one place or state to another

Meanings of Carry the can:

phrase

Take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed.

Usage examples:

If anyone makes a mistake, it's the senior person who has to carry the can

idiom

To take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not succeeded

Usage examples:

As usual, i was left to carry the can.

Meanings of Carry-a-torch:

idiom

To be in love with someone

Usage examples:

Terry has been carrying a torch for liz for years, but she seems not to notice.

Meanings of Carry-a-torch-for:

phrase

Suffer from unrequited love for.

Usage examples:

She's obviously still carrying a torch for charlie

idiom

To be in love with someone

Usage examples:

Terry has been carrying a torch for liz for years, but she seems not to notice.

Meanings of Carry-away:

phrasal verb

Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Meanings of Carry-coals-to-newcastle:

idiom

To supply something to a place or person that already has a lot of that particular thing

Usage examples:

Exporting pine to scandinavia seems like carrying coals to newcastle.

Meanings of Carry-off:

phrasal verb

Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Meanings of Carry-on:

phrasal verb

Keep or maintain in unaltered condition

Meanings of Carry-oneself:

verb

To transport or take from one place to another

Usage examples:

The plane carried 116 passengers and a crew of seven., would you like me to carry your bag for you?…

Meanings of Carry-out:

phrasal verb

Put in effect

Meanings of Carry-the-day:

idiom

To gain victory or be successful

Usage examples:

But what if his democratic rival had carried the day?, it was the prosecutor's closing arguments th…

Meanings of Carry-through:

phrasal verb

Put in effect

Meanings of Carry-weight:

idiom

To be considered serious and important enough to influence other people

Usage examples:

The senator's opinion carries a lot of weight in congress.

Meanings of Carryall:

noun

A large bag or case.

Usage examples:

‘back to cameras,’ chastity said and slung her carryall on her shoulder as brandon wrestled their s…

Meanings of Carryalls:

noun

A large bag or case.

Usage examples:

‘back to cameras,’ chastity said and slung her carryall on her shoulder as brandon wrestled their s…

Meanings of Carrycot:

noun

A small portable bed for a baby.

Usage examples:

Louis took the tired baby from her arms and tucked him into the carrycot that stood close to the bed.

Meanings of Carrying:

verb

Support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.

Usage examples:

Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher

noun

An act of carrying something from one place to another.

Usage examples:

We did a carry of equipment from the camp