The Wordsmith Dictionary

car pol o gy |kärˈpäləjē kɑrˈpɑləʤi | ▶noun rare the study of fruits and seeds. DERIVATIVES car po log i cal |ˌkärpəˈläjikəl |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -logy .

carpool

car pool |ˈkärˌpo͞ol ˈkɑːrpuːl | ▶noun an arrangement between people to make a regular journey in a single vehicle, typically with each person taking turns to drive the others. • a group of people with such an arrangement. ▶verb [ no obj. ] form or participate in a carpool. DERIVATIVES car pool er noun

carpophore

car po phore |ˈkärpəˌfôr ˈkɑrpoʊfɔr | ▶noun Botany (in a flower ) an elongated axis that raises the stem of the pistil above the stamens. • (in a fungus ) the stem of the fruiting body. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -phore .

carport

car port |ˈkärˌpôrt ˈkɑrˌpɔrt | ▶noun a shelter for a car consisting of a roof supported on posts, built beside a house.

carpus

car pus |ˈkärpəs ˈkɑrpəs | ▶noun ( pl. carpi |-ˌpī, -ˌpē | ) the group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows. ORIGIN late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos ‘wrist. ’

Oxford Dictionary

carp

carp 1 |kɑːp | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are often kept in large ponds. ●Family Cyprinidae (the carp family ): several genera and species. The family includes the majority of freshwater fishes in Eurasia, Africa, and North and Central America. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French carpe, from late Latin carpa .

carp

carp 2 |kɑːp | ▶verb [ no obj. ] complain or find fault continually about trivial matters: I don't want to carp about the way you did it. DERIVATIVES carper noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘talk, chatter ’): from Old Norse karpa ‘brag ’; later influenced by Latin carpere ‘pluck at, slander ’.

carpaccio

carpaccio |kɑːˈpatʃɪəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃəɔ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an Italian hors d'oeuvre consisting of thin slices of raw beef or fish served with a sauce. ORIGIN Italian, named after Carpaccio, Vittore (from his use of red pigments, resembling raw meat ).

Carpaccio, Vittore

Carpaccio, Vittore |kɑːˈpatʃɪəʊ, Italian karˈpattʃəɔ | ( c. 1455 –1525 ), Italian painter noted especially for his paintings of Venice.

carpal

carpal |ˈkɑːp (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to the bones forming the human carpus (wrist ), or to their equivalent in an animal's forelimb. ▶noun any of the carpal bones.

carpal tunnel syndrome

car ¦pal tun ¦nel syn |drome |kɑːplˈtʌnlsɪndrəʊm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a painful condition of the hand and fingers caused by compression of a major nerve where it passes over the carpal bones through a passage at the front of the wrist. It may be caused by continual repetitive movements or by fluid retention.

Carpathian Mountains

Carpathian Mountains |kɑːˈpeɪθɪən |(also the Carpathians ) a mountain system extending south-eastwards from southern Poland and Slovakia into Romania.

carpe diem

carpe diem |ˌkɑːpeɪ ˈdiːɛm, ˈdʌɪɛm | ▶exclamation used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future. ORIGIN Latin, ‘seize the day! ’, a quotation from Horace ( Odes i. xi ).

carpel

carpel |ˈkɑːp (ə )l | ▶noun Botany the female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, a stigma, and usually a style. It may occur singly or as one of a group. DERIVATIVES carpellary adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French carpelle or modern Latin carpellum, from Greek karpos ‘fruit ’.

Carpentaria, Gulf of

Carpentaria, Gulf of |ˌkɑːpənˈtɛːrɪə | a large bay on the north coast of Australia, between Arnhem Land and the Cape York Peninsula.

carpenter

car |pen ¦ter |ˈkɑːp (ə )ntə | ▶noun a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make by shaping wood: the rails were carpentered very skilfully. • [ no obj. ] do the work of a carpenter: she carpenters and goes on archaeological digs. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex ) ‘carriage (maker )’, from carpentum ‘wagon ’, of Gaulish origin; related to car .

carpenter ant

car |pen ¦ter ant ▶noun a large ant which burrows into wood to make a nest. ●Genus Camponotus, family Formicidae: numerous species.

carpenter bee

car |pen ¦ter bee ▶noun a large solitary black bee with purplish wings, which nests in tunnels bored in dead wood or plant stems. ●Genus Xylocopa, family Apidae: several species.

carpenter trousers

car |pen ¦ter trou |sers ▶plural noun loose-fitting trousers with many pockets of various sizes and loops for tools at the tops or sides of the legs.

carpentry

car |pen ¦try |ˈkɑːp (ə )ntri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity or occupation of making or repairing things in wood. • the work made or done by a carpenter: the superb carpentry of the timber roof. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carpentrie, Old French charpenterie, from charpentier (see carpenter ).

carpet

car ¦pet |ˈkɑːpɪt | ▶noun 1 a floor covering made from thick woven fabric: the house has fitted carpets throughout | [ mass noun ] : the floor was covered with carpet. • a large rug, especially an oriental one: priceless Persian carpets. • a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: carpets of wood anemones and bluebells. • informal, chiefly US a type of artificial playing surface on a tennis court or sports field. 2 [ with modifier ] a slender moth marked with undulating bands of colour across the wings. ●Many species in the family Geometridae, including the garden carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata ). ▶verb ( carpets, carpeting, carpeted ) [ with obj. ] 1 cover with carpet: the stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red. • cover with a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: the meadows are carpeted with flowers. 2 Brit. informal reprimand severely: the Chancellor of the Exchequer carpeted the bank bosses. PHRASES on the carpet informal being severely reprimanded by someone in authority: we've all been on the carpet for the chances we took. [possibly from carpet in the sense ‘table covering ’, referring to ‘the carpet of the council table ’, before which one would be summoned for reprimand; or simply referring to the carpet in front of a superior's desk. ] sweep something under the carpet conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed ): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita ‘woollen counterpane ’, based on Latin carpere ‘pluck, pull to pieces ’.

carpet bag

carpet bag ▶noun a travelling bag of a kind originally made of carpet-like material. ▶verb ( carpet-bag ) [ no obj. ] informal act as a carpetbagger: (as adj. carpet-bagging ) : he's the carpet-bagging king.

carpetbagger

carpet |bagger |ˈkɑːpɪtbaɡə (r )| ▶noun informal, derogatory a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. • Brit. a person who becomes a member of a mutually owned building society or insurance company in order to gain financially in the event of the organization demutualizing. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: originally applied to people from the northern states of the US who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.

carpet beetle

car ¦pet bee ¦tle ▶noun a small beetle whose larva (the woolly bear ) is destructive to carpets, fabrics, and other materials. ●Genus Anthrenus, family Dermestidae.

carpet-bomb

carpet-bomb ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as noun carpet-bombing ) bomb (an area ) intensively.

carpet-fitter

carpet-fitter ▶noun a person who lays carpets for a living.

carpeting

car ¦pet |ing |ˈkɑːpɪtɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] carpets collectively: offices with wall-to-wall carpeting. • the fabric from which carpets are made. 2 [ in sing. ] Brit. informal a severe reprimand: I was called to her office for a carpeting.

carpet knight

carpet moth

car pet moth ▶noun a drab moth related to the clothes moth, the larvae of which feed on coarse textiles and animal hair. [Trichophaga tapetzella, family Tineidae. ]

carpet python

carpet python (also carpet snake ) ▶noun a common large Australian climbing snake that is typically brightly patterned. ●Morelia spilota, family Pythonidae.

carpet shark

car ¦pet shark ▶noun a conspicuously marked small shallow-water shark with barbels around the nose or mouth, found in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea. ●Family Orectolobidae: Orectolobus and other genera, and several species, including the wobbegong.

carpet shell

car ¦pet shell ▶noun a burrowing bivalve mollusc of temperate and warm seas, with concentric growth rings and irregular coloured markings. ●Genus Venerupis, family Veneriidae.

carpet slipper

car ¦pet slip |per ▶noun Brit. a soft slipper whose upper part is made of wool or thick cloth.

carpet snake

car ¦pet snake ▶noun another term for carpet python.

carpet sweeper

car ¦pet sweep ¦er ▶noun a manual household implement used for sweeping carpets, having a revolving brush or brushes and a receptacle for dust and dirt.

carpetweed

carphology

carphology |kɑːˈfɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] rare plucking at the bedclothes by a delirious patient. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek karphologia, from karphos ‘straw ’ + legein ‘collect ’.

carping

carp |ing |ˈkɑːpɪŋ | ▶adjective difficult to please; critical: she has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut tour.

carpo-

carpo- ▶comb. form fruit: carpology | carpophore.

carpology

carpology |kɑːˈpɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] rare the study of fruits and seeds. DERIVATIVES carpological adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -logy .

carpool

carpool |ˈkɑːpuːl |chiefly N. Amer. ▶noun an arrangement between people to make a regular journey in a single vehicle, typically with each person taking turns to drive the others. • a group of people in a carpool. ▶verb [ no obj. ] form or participate in a carpool. DERIVATIVES carpooler noun

carpophore

carpophore |ˈkɑːpə (ʊ )fɔː | ▶noun Botany (in a flower ) an elongated axis that raises the stem of the pistil above the stamens. • (in a fungus ) the stem of the fruiting body. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek karpos ‘fruit ’ + -phore .

carport

car |port |ˈkɑːpɔːt | ▶noun a shelter for a car consisting of a roof supported on posts, built beside a house.

carpus

carpus |ˈkɑːpəs | ▶noun ( pl. carpi |-pʌɪ | ) the group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows. ORIGIN late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos ‘wrist ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

carp

carp verb they could always find something to carp about: complain, cavil, grumble, grouse, whine, bleat, nag; informal gripe, grouch, beef, bellyache, moan, bitch, whinge, kvetch. ANTONYMS praise.

carpenter

carpenter noun you'll need a carpenter to repair those joists: woodworker, cabinetmaker.

carpet

carpet noun 1 a Turkish carpet: rug, mat, floor covering. 2 a carpet of wildflowers: covering, blanket, layer, cover, cloak, mantle. ▶verb the gravel was carpeted in moss: cover, coat, overlay, overspread, blanket.

Oxford Thesaurus

carp

carp verb broadcasters always found something to carp about, even after an undoubted success: complain, cavil, grumble, moan, grouse, grouch, whine, bleat, quibble, niggle, nag; find fault with, criticize, pick on, censure, denounce, condemn, decry, disparage; informal gripe, beef, bellyache, bitch, whinge, nitpick, pick holes, split hairs, sound off, kick up a fuss, knock; Brit. informal chunter, create, be on at someone; N. English informal mither; N. Amer. informal kvetch. ANTONYMS praise.

carpenter

carpenter noun woodworker, joiner, cabinetmaker; Scottish & N. English wright; Brit. informal chippy, Chips.

carpet

carpet noun 1 a genuine Turkish carpet: rug, mat, matting, floor covering, runner, drugget. 2 a carpet of wild flowers: covering, blanket, layer, cover, coat, coating, sheet, film, overlay, cloak, mantle, canopy, bed, expanse; crust. ▶verb 1 the gravel was carpeted in bright green moss: cover, coat, overlay, overspread, blanket, overlie, extend over, pave. 2 Brit. informal a top fraud officer has been carpeted for leaking information. See reprimand.

carping

carping adjective she has silenced the carping critics with a massively successful debut tour: complaining, cavilling, grumbling, moaning, grousing, grouching, grouchy, whining, bleating, fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, captious, nagging; critical, criticizing, censorious, condemnatory, disparaging, scathing, slighting, reproachful, deprecatory, hypercritical, overcritical, pedantic, hard /difficult /impossible to please; informal griping, bellyaching, bitching, whingeing, nitpicking, hair-splitting, picky; Brit. informal chuntering; N. English informal mithering; N. Amer. informal kvetching. ANTONYMS forgiving; complimentary.

Duden Dictionary

Carpaccio

Car pac cio Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin , das oder der |karˈpat͜ʃo |das und der Carpaccio; Genitiv: des Carpaccios, Plural: die Carpaccios so benannt anlässlich einer Ausstellung in Venedig über den italienischen Maler Vittore Carpaccio (1455 oder 1465 –1526 ) im Jahre 1963, als dieses Gericht erfunden wurde kalte [Vor ]speise aus rohen, dünn geschnittenen, mit Olivenöl und geraspeltem Parmesankäse angemachten Scheiben von Rindfleisch [oder Fisch bzw. Gemüse ]

Carpalia

Car pa lia Pluralwort Medizin , die |Carp a lia |die Carpalia (Plural ) griechisch-neulateinisch Sammelbezeichnung für die acht Handwurzelknochen

carpe diem

car pe di em bildungssprachlich |c a rpe d i em |lateinisch = genieße (eigentlich = pflücke ) den Tag! (Horaz, Oden I, 11, 8 ), zu: carpere = (ab )pflücken, genießen und dies = Tag nutze den Tag! ; genieße den Augenblick!

Carpenterbremse

Car pen ter brem se , Kar pen ter brem se Substantiv, feminin , die Karpenterbremse |C a rpenterbremse K a rpenterbremse |die Carpenterbremse; Genitiv: der Carpenterbremse, Plural: die Carpenterbremsen die Karpenterbremse; Genitiv: der Karpenterbremse, Plural: die Karpenterbremsen nach dem amerikanischen Erfinder Carpenter, 1852 –1901 eine Druckluftbremse für Eisenbahnzüge

Carport

Car port Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkaːpɔːt |der Carport; Genitiv: des Carports, Plural: die Carports englisch car-port, aus: car = (Kraft )wagen und port = Hafen [aus Holz gefertigter ] überdachter, an den Seiten offener Abstellplatz für Autos

Carpus

Car pus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |C a rpus |der Carpus; Genitiv: des Carpus, Plural: die Carpi griechisch-neulateinisch Handwurzel

French Dictionary

carpaccio

carpaccio n. m. (pl. carpaccios ) nom masculin Plat composé de fines tranches de viande crue ou de poisson cru arrosées d ’huile d ’olive et de citron. : Des carpaccios de saumon.

carpe

carpe n. f. nom féminin Poisson d ’eau douce. : As-tu déjà mangé de la carpe? LOCUTION Être, rester muet comme une carpe. Demeurer silencieux.

carpe

carpe n. m. nom masculin Ensemble des os du poignet.

carpeau

carpeau n. m. (pl. carpeaux ) nom masculin Petit de la carpe.

carpette

carpette n. f. nom féminin 1 Petit tapis. 2 figuré Personne, groupe dont la soumission est excessive, trop servile. : Ce béni -oui-oui est une vraie carpette. SYNONYME paillasson .

carpien

carpien , ienne adj. adjectif anatomie Du carpe. Canal carpien. anatomie Canal dans lequel passent les tendons fléchisseurs des doigts et le nerf médian. Note Technique Le terme tunnel carpien est admis en ce sens, mais il est beaucoup moins usité. Syndrome du canal carpien (SCC ). Syndrome résultant de la compression du nerf médian dans le canal carpien caractérisé principalement par des fourmillements dans les doigts, une perte de sensibilité et une diminution de la force musculaire rendant difficile l ’exécution de certains mouvements (GDT ). : À pianoter régulièrement sur un clavier alphanumérique et à jouer de la souris, on risque de souffrir du syndrome du canal carpien si le poste de travail n ’est pas ergonomique.

Spanish Dictionary

carpa

carpa 1 nombre femenino Pez de agua dulce de unos 75 cm de longitud, color verdoso en el dorso y amarillento en el vientre, cuerpo robusto comprimido lateralmente, boca pequeña, dientes faríngeos, escamas grandes y una sola aleta dorsal; muchas especies tienen apéndices carnosos a modo de barba alrededor de la boca; vive en todo el mundo, en zonas de aguas tranquilas con mucha vegetación; su carne es comestible :las carpas son peces muy prolíficos .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín carpa , de origen germánico .

carpa

carpa 2 nombre femenino 1 Toldo de gran tamaño sostenido por una estructura y que sirve para cubrir un recinto :los miembros del circo montaban su carpa; hemos comprado una carpa para el jardín, así que hoy podremos comer a la sombra .2 Recinto cubierto por este toldo, generalmente dedicado a ferias, fiestas, bares, circos, etc .3 Amér Armazón de palos o tubos cubierto con una gran pieza de tela, lona u otro material que se sujeta al suelo mediante clavos o ganchos y que sirve de alojamiento al aire libre :al atardecer armaron la carpa junto al arroyo .SINÓNIMO tienda .4 Amér Toldo o tenderete que se arma en las calles o ferias para la venta de bebidas y comestibles :eran días de carnaval y montaron sus carpas en la plaza .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de origen incierto, quizá del quechua .

carpaccio

carpaccio nombre masculino Plato que se prepara con carne o pescado crudos cortados muy finos y macerados generalmente con zumo de limón o con aceite de oliva y queso :carpaccio de salmón; el carpaccio de ternera se puede aderezar con mayonesa muy ligera aliñada con un poco de mostaza .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘carpacho ’.

carpanel

carpanel adjetivo [arco ] Que está constituido por varios arcos de circunferencia tangentes entre sí y trazados desde distintos centros :el arco carpanel se utilizó en el siglo xiv .

carpanta

carpanta nombre femenino Esp coloquial Hambre atroz .

carpe

carpe nombre masculino Árbol de tronco erecto y acanalado, corteza lisa de color gris ceniza, copa densa, hojas caducas ovales de bordes dentados, flores unisexuales y fruto verde de forma ovoide; puede alcanzar hasta 20 m de altura; crece en terrenos blandos y profundos y laderas secas y soleadas .

carpe díem

carpe díem Tópico literario en el que se anima a aprovechar el momento presente sin esperar el futuro .

carpelar

carpelar adjetivo bot Del carpelo o relacionado con este órgano de reproducción femenino :hoja carpelar .

carpelo

carpelo nombre masculino bot Órgano de reproducción femenino de origen foliar que contiene uno o varios óvulos :las flores pueden tener uno o varios carpelos .

carpeta

carpeta nombre femenino 1 Utensilio para guardar o transportar papeles que consiste en una lámina de cartón o plástico doblada por la mitad y generalmente con gomas para mantenerla plegada :una carpeta para guardar las facturas .2 Cartera grande que se pone sobre una mesa de escritorio y sirve para escribir sobre ella y para guardar papeles .3 Factura de los valores o efectos públicos o comerciales que se presentan al cobro, al canje o a la amortización .4 Amér Pieza de tela u otro material que tiene diferentes formas y se coloca como adorno o protección sobre mesas u otros muebles de una casa :una carpeta de croché; una carpeta tejida por la abuela .5 Amér Tapete verde que cubre la mesa de juego .6 inform En algunos sistemas operativos, representación gráfica de un directorio o de un subdirectorio :dentro de una carpeta se pueden encontrar otras carpetas, archivos o programas .tener carpeta Arg, Urug coloquial Ser hábil o tener experiencia para desenvolverse en determinados ámbitos o situaciones :el hijo, a pesar de su temprana edad, demostró tener carpeta como para retrucar lo que le imponían .tener carpeta médica Arg Expresión que se usa para indicar que una persona tiene licencia o está de baja por enfermedad en su trabajo :tiene carpeta médica por una apendicitis .

carpetano, -na

carpetano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a Carpetania, antigua región del centro de la Península Ibérica, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que pertenecía a un pueblo prerromano que habitaba en el centro de la Península Ibérica .3 adjetivo Relativo a este pueblo .

carpetazo

carpetazo Palabra que se utiliza en la locución dar carpetazo , que significa:(i )Suspender arbitrariamente la tramitación de una solicitud o expediente :el tema de la financiación irregular del partido sigue coleando, a pesar de los intentos de ciertos políticos de darle carpetazo .(ii )Dar por terminado un asunto, generalmente conflictivo :sindicato y empresa dieron carpetazo a las negociaciones .

carpetovetónico, -ca

carpetovetónico, -ca adjetivo 1 De los carpetanos y los vetones, o que está relacionado con ellos .2 [persona, costumbre, idea ] Que se tiene por española a ultranza o se defiende como tal y sirve de bandera ante cualquier influjo externo :generaciones carpetovetónicas; el torero dispensa sus imperecederas lecciones de gesto y de mímica, su carpetovetónica doctrina de la impasibilidad, su lema de genio y figura .

carpiano, -na

carpiano, -na adjetivo anat Del carpo o relacionado con esta parte del esqueleto .

carpín

carpín nombre masculino Pez de agua dulce muy similar a la carpa, pero de unos 40 cm de longitud y sin apéndices carnosos alrededor de la boca; vive en zonas pantanosas y aguas poco movidas, y es común en Europa y Asia :el carpín puede cruzarse con la carpa .

carpincho

carpincho (también capincho )nombre masculino RPlata, Bol Mamífero roedor de unos 120 cm de largo y 50 cm de alto, cuerpo algo rechoncho, pelo cerdoso de color pardo, y patas y orejas cortas; tiene hábitos semiacuáticos, se alimenta de peces y hierbas, y se domestica con facilidad; vive en las regiones cálidas de América, a orillas de ríos y lagos :el carpincho es el mayor de los roedores de todo el mundo y se le encuentra desde el Caribe hasta el Río de la Plata .SINÓNIMO capibara, capiguara, chigüire .

carpintería

carpintería nombre femenino 1 Taller o lugar de trabajo de un carpintero :en la carpintería se fabrican y arreglan objetos de madera .2 Arte y técnica de trabajar la madera y de fabricar o arreglar objetos con ella :Toledo es la ciudad española en que mayor auge tuvo la carpintería mudéjar; la carpintería es uno de los principales oficios mecánicos del país .carpintería metálica Técnica de carpintería que, en vez de madera, emplea metales para la construcción de muebles, puertas, ventanas, etc .3 Conjunto de muebles y objetos de madera de un lugar :su alcoba era de recia carpintería de nogal macizo y vigoroso .

carpintero, -ra

carpintero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene por oficio fabricar o arreglar objetos de madera :encargaron los muebles de la biblioteca a un carpintero .2 nombre masculino Pájaro carpintero .SINÓNIMO picamaderos, pico, pito .

carpir

carpir verbo transitivo 1 Dejar a una persona pasmada y sin sentido .2 Amér Limpiar o escarbar la tierra para quitar la hierba inútil o perjudicial . VÉASE sacar carpiendo .

carpo

carpo nombre masculino anat Parte del esqueleto de la mano correspondiente a la muñeca; está compuesta por ocho pequeños huesos dispuestos en dos filas y que se articula con el antebrazo y el metacarpo :los ocho huesos del carpo son: escafoides, semilunar, piramidal, pisiforme, trapecio, trapezoide, hueso grande y ganchoso .

carpófago, -ga

carpófago, -ga adjetivo zool [animal ] Que se alimenta de frutos .SINÓNIMO frugívoro .

carpología

carpología nombre femenino Parte de la botánica que estudia el fruto de las plantas .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

carp

carp 1 /kɑː r p /名詞複～, ｟種類｠～s C 〘魚〙コイ ; コイ科の類の魚 .

carp

carp 2 動詞自動詞｟非難して｠【人物事について】不平を言う ; あら探しをする «about , at » .

carpal

car pal /kɑ́ː r p (ə )l /名詞 C 形容詞〘解剖〙手根（しゆこん）(骨 )(の ).～̀ t ú nnel s ỳ ndrome 〘医〙手根管症候群 (｟略｠CTS ).

carpenter

car pen ter /kɑ́ː r p (ə )ntə r /名詞 C 大工, 木工職人 (→builder ).動詞他動詞自動詞 (…を )大工仕事で作る, (…に )大工仕事をする .～́ à nt 〘虫〙オオアリ .～́ b è e 〘虫〙クマバチ (熊蜂 ), 大工蜂 .～́ 's l è vel 水準器 .～́ 's r ù le 折尺 .～́ 's squ à re 差し金 .

carpentry

car pen try /kɑ́ː r p (ə )ntri /名詞 U 1 大工仕事, 大工職, 大工としての技術 .2 木工品 .

carpet

car pet /kɑ́ː r pət /〖語源は「厚地のけば立った (羊毛の )布」〗名詞複～s /-ts /1 U じゅうたん (地 ), カーペット (!(1 )床の一部をおおうrugと違い, 通例部屋全体や階段に敷きつめるものをさす. (2 )具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ lay a beautiful Persian carpet on the floor 床に美しいペルシャじゅうたんを敷く ▸ fitted [wall-to-wall ] carpet 敷きつめられたカーペット 2 C ｟文｠〖a ～ of A 〗A 〈草花など〉の一面の広がり , Aのじゅうたん ▸ a carpet of flowers [snow ]花 [雪 ]のじゅうたん be [get ] c à lled on the c á rpet ｟主に米くだけて｠(目上の者から叱責（しつせき）のために )呼びつけられる .on the c á rpet ｟英くだけて｠検討中で .p ù ll the c á rpet (out ) from under A [A's f é et ]｟くだけて｠突然A 〈人〉を見放す, 足元をすくう .sw è ep [br ù sh ] A under the c á rpet ｟ややくだけて｠A 〈悪い事など〉を気づかれないように隠す .動詞他動詞〖通例be ～ed 〗1 〈部屋床などが〉じゅうたんが敷かれてある .2 ｟文｠〈地面などが〉【雪花などで】一面を覆われている «with » ▸ The ground is carpeted with a thick layer of leaves .地面は木の葉に厚く覆われている 3 ｟主に英くだけて｠〈人が〉 «…のことで » 厳しくしかられる «for » .～́ b à g ＝carpetbag .～́ b ò mbing じゅうたん爆撃 .～́ cl è aner カーペット用洗剤 [掃除機 ].～́ sl ì ppers ｟英やや古｠じゅうたん地のスリッパ .～́ sw è eper カーペット用掃除機 .

carpetbag

c á rpet b à g 名詞 C (じゅうたん地製の )旅行かばん .動詞 (→bag )自動詞｟米｠利益を求めて渡り歩く .

carpet(-)bagger

c á rpet (-)b à gger 名詞 C ｟主に米けなして｠1 渡り政治屋〘関係のない選挙区から出馬する政治家〙; 利益を求めて渡り歩く人 .2 〘史〙渡り者〘南北戦争後, 利益を求めて北部から南部へ渡った人間〙.c á rpet b à g gery 名詞

carpeting

c á r pet ing 名詞 1 U 〖集合的に〗じゅうたん, 敷物類 ; じゅうたん地 .2 C ｟英くだけて｠しかる [しかられる ]こと , 叱責（しつせき）.

carping

c á rp ing 名詞 U ｟主に英書｠あら探し ; (つまらぬ事に絶えず )文句を付けること .形容詞あら探しの (好きな ); 口やかましい [うるさい ]▸ a carping tongue 毒舌～ly 副詞

carport

c á r p ò rt 名詞 C カーポート〘garageとは違い支柱で屋根を差し掛けた簡易型車庫; 普通家屋に隣接する〙.