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an event with rides and games for children, or a public festival that takes place in the streets I got cotton candy at our school carnival. the New Orleans carnival season

car • ni • vore / ' kar^^r / noun [ count ]

( biology ) an animal that eats meat —Look at herbivore , omnivore .

car • niv • o • rous / |kar' n^res / adjective

Lions are carnivorous animals.

car • ol / ' karel / noun [ count ]

( music , religion ) a Christian song that people sing at Christmas

car • ou • sel / |kare 'sel / noun [ count ]

a big round machine with models of animals or cars on it. Children can ride on it as it turns.

—SYNONYM merry-go-round

car • pen • ter / ' karpэntэr / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to make things from wood ► car • pen • try / ' ka^^ri / noun [ noncount ] making things from wood

car • pet / ' ka^t / noun [ count ]

a soft covering for a floor that is often made of wool and is usually the same size as the floor

— Look at rug .

car • riage / ' karid3 / noun [ count ]

a road vehicle, usually with four wheels, that is pulled by horses and was used in the past to carry people

car • ried

form of carry

car • rot / ' karat / noun

[ count, noncount ] a long, thin, orange vegetable a pound of carrots grated carrot

—Look at the picture at vegetable .

Car .ГУ Ф / kaeri / verb ( car • ries , car • ry • ing , car • ried , has car • ried )

1 to hold something and take it to another place or keep it with you

He carried the suitcase to my room.

can't carry this box — it's too heavy.

Do the police carry guns in your country? Style

You use wear , not carry , to talk about having clothes on your body: She is wearing a red dress and carrying a black bag.

to move people or things

Special fast trains carry people downtown. be or get carried away

to be so excited that you forget what you are doing I got carried away and started shouting at the television. carry out something to do or finish what you have planned

The bridge was closed while they carried out the repairs.

cart / kart / noun [ count ]

a thing on wheels that you use for carrying things He filled his shopping cart with food for the party.

a wooden vehicle with wheels that a horse usually pulls

carts

luggage cart shopping cart

car • ton / kartn / noun [ count ]

a container made of very thick paper (called cardboard ) or plastic a carton of milk

—Look at the picture at container .

car • toon / kar ' tun / noun

[ count ]

( art ) a funny drawing, for example in a newspaper

a television program or movie that tells a story by using moving drawings, computer images, etc. instead of real people and places

The kids like to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings.

car • tridge / ' kartrid₃ / noun

[count]

a small case containing something that is used inside a machine or a gun

I need to replace the ink cartridge in my printer.

carve / karv / verb ( carves , carv .ing , carved )

( art ) to cut wood or stone to make a picture or shape Her father carved a little horse for her out of wood.

to cut meat into thin pieces after you have cooked it My mom always carves the turkey on Thanksgiving. Thesaurus

cut to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc.: Cut the sandwich in half (= into two equal pieces ) . ♦ She cut the bread into thick slices. ♦ He cut up the meat on his plate.

chop to cut something into pieces with something sharp, such as a knife: Chop the carrots up into small pieces. ♦ Add the finely chopped onions. ♦ Roughly chop the herbs.

slice to cut something into thin pieces (called slices ): Slice the cucumber thinly. ♦ a loaf of sliced bread ♦ Should I slice the cake now?