| carpenter ant |
any of various types of large ant that nest in decaying trees and wood buildings and gnaw out tunnels in which to lay their eggs. |
| carpenter bee |
any of various types of bee that bore tunnels in wood and lay their eggs there. |
| carpentry |
the work or product of a carpenter. |
| carpet |
a heavy fabric covering for floors, often used to cover the floors of entire rooms. (Cf. rug.) [3 definitions] |
| carpetbag |
a traveling bag of heavy fabric, esp. carpet. [2 definitions] |
| carpetbagger |
one who moves to a place for the purpose of seeking political advantage. [2 definitions] |
| carpet beetle |
any of several small beetles whose larvae feed on and damage furs and woolens. |
| carpeting |
a fabric of which carpets are made. [2 definitions] |
| carpet sweeper |
a long-handled, hand-operated household implement containing a rotating brush that sweeps dirt, lint, and the like from rugs and carpets. |
| -carpic |
having (such) a number or type of fruit. |
| carping |
inclined to find fault or complain. |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [3 definitions] |
| carport |
a roofed, wall-less shelter for an automobile, usu. attached to a house or other building. |
| -carpous |
having (such) a number or type of fruit. |
| carpus |
the wrist, or the wrist bones collectively. |
| carrack |
a large merchant ship used esp. in the Mediterranean in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries; galleon. |
| carrageen |
a purplish-brown seaweed found along the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America; Irish moss. |
| carrel |
a cubicle large enough for one reader, often in or near the stacks of a library. |
| carriage |
a wheeled passenger vehicle that is covered or enclosed, especially one that is drawn by a horse or horses or by a train engine, or one that is pushed along by a person. [5 definitions] |
| carrier |
one who carries or delivers. [6 definitions] |
| carrier pigeon |
a pigeon trained to return to its home base, esp. one used to carry messages from outposts; homing pigeon. [2 definitions] |