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car

Latin

Variants

carcurcour

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Latin currus (chariot) and currere (to run), also influenced by Celtic karros (wagon). Produces a vast family of transport words — car, cart, carry, carriage. The modern 'car' is shortened from 'motor car'. Compound forms (carport, carwash, car-sharing) reflect the automobile's central role. The Latin currere branch gave separate derivatives like current and course.

Associated Words

accuracy

The quality of being correct and free from error

IELTSTOEFLGRE

accurate

Correct, exact, and free from errors

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

antecursor

A forerunner or precursor

armored-car

A vehicle with protective metal plating

car

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation

NGSL 1kA1

car-bomb

A bomb placed in a car; to attack with such a bomb

car-buying

The process of purchasing a car

car-rental

The service of renting cars temporarily

car-sharing

Sharing a car for travel with others

card-carrying

Being a committed, registered member of a group or cause

career

To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way; One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time; Doing something professionally, for a living

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

career-best

The best performance or result of one's career

career-ending

Causing the end of someone's career

career-long

Lasting throughout one's entire career

career-low

The worst result or lowest point of one's career

career-making

Establishing or greatly boosting one's career

career-minded

Focused on advancing one's career

career-oriented

Focused on professional career development

career-threatening

Likely to seriously damage one's career

careerism

Prioritizing career advancement above all else

TOEFLA1

careerist

A person who pursues career advancement at the expense of other values

A1

cargo

Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

TOEFLGREB1

carmaker

A company that manufactures automobiles

C2

carpenter

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

IELTSTOEFLGRE

carport

A roofed open-sided shelter for parking cars

C2

carriage

A horse-drawn passenger vehicle; a railway car; one's posture or bearing

TOEFLB1

carrier

A person or company that transports goods; one who carries a disease without symptoms

IELTSA1

carry

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting; A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

carsick

Feeling nauseated from riding in a vehicle

C2

cart

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying goods; to transport in a cart

IELTSTOEFLB2

carwash

A place or service for washing vehicles

C2

charge

To assign a duty or responsibility to; The amount of money levied for a service

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

chargeable

Able to be charged electrically or billed to an account

C1

charger

A device for recharging batteries; a warhorse

B1

charges

Fees for a service; formal accusations; responsibilities

IELTSB1

co-curricular

Relating to activities supplementing the main curriculum

concourse

A large open hall in a station or airport; a crowd of people

C2

concur

To agree with an opinion; to happen simultaneously

TOEFLGREC1

concurrence

Agreement; simultaneous occurrence

TOEFLB2

concurrent

Happening at the same time; simultaneous

TOEFLB2

concurrently

At the same time; simultaneously

B2

corridor

A long narrow passage in a building; a narrow strip of land connecting two areas

TOEFLB2

courier

A person or company that delivers messages or packages

IELTSTOEFLC1

course

To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood); A sequence of events; In due course; as a matter of course, as a natural result

NGSL 1kIELTSA1

cross-curricular

Spanning more than one academic subject or curriculum; 跨学科的

curdle

To cause milk to form clumps; to congeal or spoil

GREC2

currency

The money system of a country; general acceptance or use

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

current

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid; Existing or occurring at the moment

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

currently

At the present time; now

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

curricular

Relating to an academic curriculum

C2

curriculum

The set of courses offered at a school or university

IELTSTOEFLGRE

cursive

Joined flowing handwriting style; a cursive font or script

GREC2

cursor

A movable symbol on a screen indicating the current input position

B2

cursory

Done hastily and without thoroughness

TOEFLGREC2

discharge

To release energy or fluid; to dismiss from service; fluid emitted from a wound

IELTSTOEFLGRE

discourse

Formal speech or writing on a subject; to discuss at length

TOEFLGREB1

discursive

Tending to digress or ramble across many topics

GREC2

discursively

In a rambling, digressive manner

C2

disease-carrying

Capable of transmitting disease

dual-career

Relating to both partners in a couple having careers

excurse

To make a journey or digress from the main subject

excursion

A short pleasure trip or outing

IELTSTOEFLGRE

excursionist

A person who goes on a short pleasure trip

C2

excursive

Tending to digress from the main subject

GREC2

extracurricular

Outside the regular academic curriculum or job duties

C2

flatcar

A railroad freight car with no sides or roof

GREC2

foreign-currency

Money from a foreign country

handcart

A small cart pushed or pulled by hand

C2

hard-currency

A stable, internationally accepted currency

in-car

Designed for use inside a car

incur

To bring something undesirable upon oneself

IELTSTOEFLGRE

intercourse

Communication or dealings between people; sexual intercourse

B2

life-course

The sequence of stages making up a person's life

luxury-car

A high-end, prestigious automobile

mid-course

The middle stage of a process; occurring at the midpoint

minicar

A very small car

miscarriage

The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy; a serious failure or mistake

IELTSA1

miscarry

To lose a pregnancy involuntarily; to fail or go wrong

A1

occur

to happen; to come to mind; to be present

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

off-course

Having deviated from the intended route or direction

on-course

Following the correct or intended route or plan

overcharge

To charge more than the correct price; an excessive charge

TOEFLC2

oxcart

A cart drawn by oxen

C2

precursor

A forerunner or indicator of something to come; a chemical precursor

TOEFLGREC1

precursory

Serving as a precursor or early sign of something to follow

C2

pushcart

A small hand-pushed cart, often used by street vendors; 手推车,小贩推车

C2

racecar

A high-performance car built for racing; 赛车

racecourse

A track where races are held; 赛马场,赛道

C2

recourse

Turning to someone or something for help; a source of assistance

TOEFLGREC1

recur

To happen or appear again repeatedly

TOEFLB2

recurrence

The act of happening again or repeatedly

C1

recurrent

Happening repeatedly over time

B2

recurrently

Happening repeatedly or at intervals

C2

recurring

Happening or occurring repeatedly

TOEFLB2

scurry

To move hurriedly with quick light steps

TOEFLGREC2

short-course

A brief educational program; a short swimming pool; 短期课程;短池

succour

To give help or relief to someone in distress; such help or relief

C2

trolly

A small hand-pushed or animal-drawn cart

C2

two-career

Describing a couple where both partners work full-time

undercurrent

A hidden flow of water beneath the surface; a concealed feeling or tendency

C2

used-car

A previously owned secondhand car

watercourse

A natural or artificial channel for water flow

TOEFLC2