Carrot - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkærət|
Brit.
|ˈkærət|
noun
- deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
- perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- orange root; important source of carotene
- promise of reward as in
- perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- orange root; important source of carotene
- promise of reward as in
carrot and stick
used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote
used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote
Extra examples
She chopped some carrots for the soup.
He added some grated carrot to the soup.
The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.
They have refused to sign the agreement despite a carrot of £140 million.
...the farmer was intently chawing a carrot...
...the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people...
She was crunching (on) a raw carrot as she read the paper.
He nibbled on a piece of raw carrot.
Word forms
noun
singular: carrot
plural: carrots
singular: carrot
plural: carrots
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