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• car|ry|ing-on — «KAR ee ihng ON, N», noun, plural car|ry|ings on. Informal. conspicuous, frolicsome, or indecorous behavior: »paid no attention to his wife s carryings on with another man (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• Car Accident of Marika Gombitová — Participants Andrea B (driver) Marika Gombitová Location 43rd km of D1 Highway near Podivín, Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, ČSSR Date Dece …   Wikipedia

• car|pen|ter|ing — «KAHR puhn tuhr ihng», noun. = carpentry. (Cf. ↑carpentry) …   Useful english dictionary

• car|pet|ing — «KAHR puh tihng», noun. 1. a) a fabric for carpets or other floor coverings: »Wilton carpeting. b) carpets: »Matting and carpeting have done much for the stone floor (Leigh Hunt). 2. a covering that resembles or suggests a carpet: »Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

• car|ry|ing case — «KAR ee ihng», a small case or bag for holding a particular object or set of objects, such as a film projector, shaving equipment, or tape recorder …   Useful english dictionary

• car´bon|iz´er — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… …   Useful english dictionary

• car´bon|i|za´tion — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… …   Useful english dictionary

• car´bon|iz´a|ble — car|bon|ize «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature… …   Useful english dictionary

• car|bon|ize — «KAHR buh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to change into carbon by burning; char: »Pakistan s coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature carbonization plant… …   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