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car|ol /kæ rəl/ (carols ) N‑COUNT Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas. □  …carol singers at the door.

ca|rot|id ar|tery /kərɒ t I d ɑː ^r təri/ (carotid arteries ) N‑COUNT A carotid artery is one of the two arteries in the neck that supply the head with blood. [MEDICAL ]

ca|rouse /kəraʊ z/ (carouses , carousing , caroused ) VERB If you say that people are carousing , you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves. □ [V + with ] He's now more likely to be seen tending his garden than carousing with the stars.

carou|sel /kæ rəse l/ (carousels )

1 N‑COUNT At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage.

2 N‑COUNT A carousel is a large circular machine with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars. People can sit on it and go round and round for fun.

carp /kɑː ^r p/ (carps , carping , carped ) carp can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1 . 1 N‑VAR A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.

2 VERB If you say that someone is carping , you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V + at ] He cannot understand why she's constantly carping at him. [Also V about ] ●  carp|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  She was in no mood to put up with Blanche's carping.

ca r park (car parks ) also carpark N‑COUNT A car park is an area or building where people can leave their cars. [BRIT ] in AM, use parking lot

car|pen|ter /kɑː ^r p I ntə ^r / (carpenters ) N‑COUNT A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.

car|pen|try /kɑː ^r p I ntri/ N‑UNCOUNT Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.

car|pet /kɑː ^r p I t/ (carpets , carpeting , carpeted )

1 N‑VAR A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase. □  They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top. □  …the stain on our living-room carpet.

2 VERB [usu passive] If a floor or a room is carpeted , a carpet is laid on the floor. □ [be V -ed] The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass. □ [be V -ed] The main gaming room was thickly carpeted. [Also + with ]

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A carpet of something such as leaves or plants is a layer of them which covers the ground. [LITERARY ] □ [+ of ] The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.

4 VERB [usu passive] If the ground is carpeted with something such as leaves or plants, it is completely covered by them. [LITERARY ] □ [be V -ed + with ] The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.

5 → see also carpeting , red carpet

6to sweep something under the carpet → see sweep

carpet|bag|ger /kɑː ^r p I tbægə ^r / (carpetbaggers ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a carpetbagger , you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there. [AM , DISAPPROVAL ]

ca r|pet bomb|ing N‑UNCOUNT Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.

car|pet|ing /kɑː ^r p I t I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets. □  …a bedroom with wall-to-wall carpeting. □  Carpeting is a reasonably cheap floor-covering.

2 → see also carpet

ca r|pet slip|per (carpet slippers ) N‑COUNT Carpet slippers are soft, comfortable slippers.

car pool /kɑː ^r puːl/ (car pools , car pooling , car pooled ) also carpool , car-pool