car (noun)

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• car — noun 1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobile ADJECTIVE ▪ fast ▪ new ▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid …   Collocations dictionary

• car — ► NOUN 1) a powered road vehicle designed to carry a small number of people. 2) a railway carriage or (N. Amer. ) wagon. ORIGIN originally meaning «wheeled vehicle»: from Latin carrus …   English terms dictionary

• car bomb — noun a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism * * * 1. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• car park — noun a lot where cars are parked • Syn: ↑parking lot, ↑park, ↑parking area • Derivationally related forms: ↑park (for: ↑park) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• car boot sale — noun an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car • Syn: ↑boot sale • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• car wash — noun : an establishment equipped to wash automobiles * * * 1. a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles. 2. the washing of an automobile: The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers. Also, carwash …   Useful english dictionary

• noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …   Useful english dictionary

• car|lin — car|line1 or car|lin «KAHR lihn, KEHR », noun. Scottish. 1. a woman, especially an old one (often implying contempt or disparagement). 2. a witch or one charged with being such. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic kerling < carl man,… …   Useful english dictionary

• car|line — car|line1 or car|lin «KAHR lihn, KEHR », noun. Scottish. 1. a woman, especially an old one (often implying contempt or disparagement). 2. a witch or one charged with being such. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic kerling < carl man,… …   Useful english dictionary

• car coat — noun : a three quarter length overcoat * * * a hip length overcoat or jacket originally designed to be worn while driving a car. [1960 65] * * * car coat, a short topcoat for casual wear: »We come upon a patch pocket car coat of caramel beaver,… …   Useful english dictionary

• car tax — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular car tax plural car taxes] money that you pay to the government so that you can drive your car on the roads Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym …   Useful english dictionary