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Car·mi·chael, Stoke·ly /kɑːˈmaɪkəl||ˈkɑːrmaɪ-, ˈstoʊkli/ (1941-98) a former member of the BLACK PANTHERS who worked actively in the 1960s to achieve social and political change in the US for African Americans. He invented the phrase 'BLACK POWER'.
car·mine /ˈkɑmɪn, -maɪn||ˈkɑːr-/ adj deep purplish red
—carmine n
Car·na·by Street /ˈkɑːnəbi ˌstriːt||ˈkɑːr-/ a street in London, world famous in the 1960s for its shops selling fashionable clothes for young people
car·nage /ˈkɑnɪdʒ||ˈkɑːr-/ n [U] the killing and wounding of large numbers of people of animals; SLAUGHTER: The battle-field was a scene of terrible carnage.
car·nal /ˈkɑːnl||ˈkɑːrnəl/ adj [A] fml, usually derrog concerning sexual desires: carnal desires/pleasures
car·na·tion /kɑːˈneɪʃən||kɑːr-/ n (a small garden plant with) a sweet-smelling white, pink, or red flower, often sold in flower shops
CULTURAL NOTE In England, it is the custom for the men taking part in a wedding and the close members of the two families to wear a single carnation pinned to their jackets or dresses.
car·ne /ˈkɑːni||ˈkɑːr-/ n → see CHILLI
Car·ne·gie, Andrew /kɑːˈneɪdʒi||kɑːr-/ (1835-1919) a US businessman and PHILANTHROPIST, born in Scotland, who started a company that produced iron and steel, became very rich, and gave most of his money away. His money helped to start many public libraries in the US, and he also provided most of the money for building CARNEGIE HALL.
Carnegie, Dale (1888-1955) the US writer of How To Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a book about how to communicate with people if you want to be successful in business, which was very popular for many years
Car·ne·gie Hall /ˌkɑnɪdʒi ˈhɔːl||ˌkɑːr-/ a large concert hall in New York City where many famous and admired musicians perform. It is therefore considered a great achievement to perform there.
car·ne·li·an /kɑːˈniːliən||kɑːr-/ n a CORNELIAN
car·ney, carnie /ˈkɑːni||ˈkɑːr-/ n AmE a person who works in a CARNIVAL; such people are often gypsies (GYPSY) and are not well respected, especially by the people in towns visited by the carnival
car·ni·val /ˈkɑnɪvəl||ˈkɑːr-/ n 1 [C;U] (an occasion or period of) public enjoyment and merrymaking, with eating, dancing, drinking, and often processions and shows, held especially in Roman Catholic countries in the weeks before Lent: carnival time in Rio de Janeiro. 2 AmE for FUN-FAIR 3 AmE a celebration usually held yearly by a school in which students make and operate the amusements
car·ni·vore /ˈkɑːnɪvɔːr||ˈkɑːr-/ n a flesh-eating animal: Lions are carnivores; rabbits are not. → compare HERBIVORE, OMNIVORE →-vorous /kəˈnɪvərəs||kɑːr-/ adj
car·ob /ˈkærəb/ n (the beanlike fruit of) a Mediterranean tree, used instead of chocolate by people who think it is more healthy: carob cake (=made using carob bean flour)
car·ol¹ /ˈkærəl/ also Christmas carol n a religious song of joy and praise sung at Christmas. There are many well-known carols, including O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, and O Little Town of Bethlehem. → see Feature on page A10
carol² v -ll- BrE || -l- AmE [I] to sing carols
carol away phr v [I] BrE to sing very cheerfully
Car·o·li·nas, the /ˌkærəˈlaɪnəz/ the US states of North Carolina and South Carolina
Car·o·lin·gi·an /ˌkærəˈlɪndʒiən/ adj connected with the period, starting in the late 8th century AD, when Charlemagne was the Holy Roman Emperor and ruled most of western Europe
'carol ,service n a religious service in which Christmas carols are sung. In the Church of England the service is often the Service of Nine Lessons (=readings from the Bible) and Carols. The readings are about the birth of Jesus. The most famous carol service is the one broadcast on Christmas Eve by the choir of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, and called the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
'carol ,singer n a person who sings carols
'carol-,singing also car·ol-ing /ˈkærəlɪŋ/ especially AmE — [U] the practice of singing Christmas carols → see Feature on page A10
CULTURAL NOTE At Christmas time, groups of people sing carols, both indoors and outdoors, in places such as shopping centres, railway stations, and public squares. They usually collect money for a good cause, for example homeless people. Sometimes carol singers, especially children, go along the streets from house to house, singing in front of each house and asking for money. In the US carol singers are sometimes invited into people's houses for a drink of COCOA and a biscuit.
ca·rouse /kəˈraʊz/ v [I] lit to drink a lot and be noisily merry together →-rousal n [C;U]
car·ou·sel, carr- /ˌkærəˈsel/ n 1 AmE for MERRY-GO-ROUND 2 a circular moving belt on which bags, cases etc from a plane are placed for collection by passengers 3 a circular piece of equipment into which one puts the SLIDE (=small pieces of film in frames) for showing on one kind of SLIDE PROJECTOR (=machine for showing slides)
carp¹ /kɑːp||kɑːrp/ v [I(ON, about, at)] derog infml to find fault and complain continuously and unnecessarily: carping criticism | I wish you'd stop carping (on) about the way I dress.
carp² n pl carp or carps a large FRESHWATER fish that lives in lakes, pools, and slow-moving rivers and can be eaten. Carp is not commonly eaten in Britain or the US, where it is regarded as unclean because it feeds at the bottom of rivers
'car park n especially BrE 1 parking lot AmE — an open space where cars and other vehicles may be parked, sometimes for a small payment 2 parking garage AmE — an enclosed building used for this purpose: I parked on the third floor of a multistorey car park. (=one with many floors) → see PARKING (USAGE)
car·pen·ter /ˈkɑːpəntər||ˈkɑːr-/ n a person who is skilled at making and repairing wooden objects, especially one who does this as a job → compare JOINER
car·pen·try /ˈkɑːpəntri||ˈkɑr-/ n [U] the art or work of a carpenter → compare JOINERY
car·pet¹ /ˈkɑpɪt||ˈkɑːr-/ n 1 [C;U] (a shaped piece of) heavy woven, often woollen, material for covering floors or stairs: Many homes have carpets from wall to wall (= fitted carpet BrE || wall-to-wall carpet AmE) in all the main rooms, and a stair carpet going up the stairs: a beautiful Persian carpet || stair carpet | some bits of old carpet → compare RUG 2 [C]of anything which covers the ground like this: a carpet of flowers/snow → see also MAGIC CARPET, RED CARPET, sweep something under the carpet (SWEEP)
carpet² v [T] 1 to cover (as if) with a carpet: a carpeted waiting room 2 infml, especially BrE to blame for bad work or foolish behaviour etc; REPRIMAND: He was carpeted by the boss for failing to win the contract.
'carpet ,bomb v [T] to drop many bombs over (a small area), so that nearly everything in that area is destroyed: Planes carpet bombed Dresden in World War II and the city was devastated.
car·pet·ing /ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ||ˈkɑːr-/ n [U] heavy woven material for making carpets
'carpet ,slipper n a SLIPPER
'carpet ,sweeper n a nonelectric machine for sweeping carpets → compare VACUUM CLEANER
'car phone n a telephone for use in a car
'car pool n 1 an agreement made by a number of car owners to take turns driving each other to work, school etc 2 especially BrE a number of cars owned by a company or other organization for the use of its members
car·pool lane /ˈkɑːpuːl leɪn||ˈkɑːr-/ n a special LANE on a US FREEWAY (=a large fast main road) which can only be used by cars containing two or more people at times when the roads are very busy
car·port /ˈkɑːpɔːt||ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ n a shelter for a car, with only a roof and one or two sides, often built against a side of a house → compare GARAGE
Car·raun·too·hill /ˌkærənˈtuːəl/ the highest mountain in the Republic of Ireland, in the southwest of the country