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2 VERB If you caricature someone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical. □ [be V -ed] Her political career has been caricatured in headlines. □ [be V -ed + as ] He was caricatured as a turnip. [Also V n as n]

3 N‑COUNT If you describe something as a caricature of an event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] Are such views really a caricature of the truth?

cari|ca|tur|ist /kæ r I kətʃʊər I st/ (caricaturists ) N‑COUNT A caricaturist is a person who shows other people in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical, especially in drawings or cartoons.

car|ies /keə riz/ N‑UNCOUNT Caries is decay in teeth. [TECHNICAL ] □  …dental caries.

car|ing ◆◇◇ /keə r I ŋ/

1 ADJ If someone is caring , they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic. □  He is a lovely boy, very gentle and caring. □  …a loving, caring husband.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] The caring professions are those such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives. [BRIT ] □  The course is also suitable for those in the caring professions. □  …the caring services.

3 → see also care SYNONYMS caring ADJ 1

compassionate:My father was a deeply compassionate man.

kind:She is warmhearted and kind to everyone and everything.

warm:She was a warm and loving mother.

sympathetic:It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.

ca r-jacker (car-jackers ) N‑COUNT A car-jacker is someone who attacks and steals from people who are driving their own cars.

car|jack|ing /kɑː ^r dʒæk I ŋ/ (carjackings ) N‑VAR A carjacking is an attack on a person who is driving their own car during which things may be stolen or they may be harmed physically.

car|load /kɑː ^r loʊd/ (carloads ) N‑COUNT A carload of people or things is as many people or things as a car can carry. □ [+ of ] Wherever he goes, a carload of soldiers goes with him.

car|mine /kɑː ^r ma I n, -m I n/ COLOUR Carmine is a deep bright-red colour. [LITERARY ] □  …a tulip with carmine petals.

car|nage /kɑː ^r n I dʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT Carnage is the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in a war. [LITERARY ] □  …a planned attempt to wreak carnage in a very busy town centre.

car|nal /kɑː ^r n ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Carnal feelings and desires are sexual and physical, without any spiritual element. [FORMAL ] □  Their ruling passion is that of carnal love.

car|na|tion /kɑː ^r ne I ʃ ^ə n/ (carnations ) N‑COUNT A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.

car|ni|val /kɑː ^r n I v ^ə l/ (carnivals )

1 N‑COUNT A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.

2 N‑COUNT A carnival is a travelling show which is held in a park or field and at which there are machines to ride on, entertainments, and games. [AM ] in BRIT, use funfair

car|ni|vore /kɑː ^r n I vɔː ^r / (carnivores )

1 N‑COUNT A carnivore is an animal that eats meat. [TECHNICAL ]

2 N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a carnivore , you are saying, especially in a humorous way, that they eat meat. □  This is a vegetarian dish that carnivores love.

car|nivo|rous /kɑː ^r n I vərəs/

1 ADJ Carnivorous animals eat meat. [TECHNICAL ] □  Snakes are carnivorous.

2 ADJ Carnivorous can be used, especially humorously, to describe someone who eats meat.

car|ob /kæ rəb/ (carobs )

1 N‑VAR A carob or carob tree is a Mediterranean tree that stays green all year round. It has dark-brown fruit that tastes similar to chocolate.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] The dark-brown fruit of the carob tree can be referred to as carob . It is often made into powder and used instead of chocolate. □  If you do yearn for chocolate, try a carob bar instead.