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car·toon
 cartoon
- pronunciation:
- kar
tun
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a drawing or series of drawings, usu. with written or spoken commentary or dialogue, and usu. humorous or satirical in nature; caricature; comic strip.
- similar words:
- caricature
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| definition 2: |
a preliminary design, usu. full-scale, to be transferred to a wall or wall hanging for a fresco or tapestry.
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| definition 3: |
a motion picture made by filming a series of drawings; animated cartoon.
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| related words: |
drawing |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cartooned, cartooning, cartoons |
| definition: |
to represent in a cartoon.
- similar words:
- caricature
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| related words: |
draw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to draw a cartoon or cartoons.
- similar words:
- draw
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| derivation: |
cartoonish (adj.) |
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