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Noun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolaEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarycarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]History and EtymologyNoun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolacarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]History and EtymologyNoun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolacarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]History and EtymologyNoun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolacarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]History and EtymologyNoun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolacarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]History and EtymologyNoun
by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolacarousel
variants: or less commonly carrousel
Definition
- : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
- : a circular conveyor //the luggage carousel at the airport: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples
- //He loves to ride on the carousel at the park.
- //the luggage carousel at the airport
- //a CD player with a six-disk carousel
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
French carrousel, from Italian carosellocarp
carped; carping; carps
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to find fault or complain querulously
noun (2)
plural carp or carps
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. watersalso : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
- : a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp
Other Words
Verb
- carper noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
beef bellyache bitch bleat caterwaul complain crab croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowlSynonyms: Noun (1)
beef bitch bleat complaint fuss grievance gripe grouch grouse grumble holler kvetch lament miserere moan murmur plaint squawk wail whimper whine whinge [British]