car
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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
accurate
Correct, exact, and free from errors
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
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
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
careerist
A person who pursues career advancement at the expense of other values
cargo
Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
carmaker
A company that manufactures automobiles
carpenter
A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work
carport
A roofed open-sided shelter for parking cars
carriage
A horse-drawn passenger vehicle; a railway car; one's posture or bearing
carrier
A person or company that transports goods; one who carries a disease without symptoms
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
carsick
Feeling nauseated from riding in a vehicle
cart
A small wheeled vehicle for carrying goods; to transport in a cart
carwash
A place or service for washing vehicles
charge
To assign a duty or responsibility to; The amount of money levied for a service
chargeable
Able to be charged electrically or billed to an account
charger
A device for recharging batteries; a warhorse
charges
Fees for a service; formal accusations; responsibilities
co-curricular
Relating to activities supplementing the main curriculum
concourse
A large open hall in a station or airport; a crowd of people
concur
To agree with an opinion; to happen simultaneously
concurrence
Agreement; simultaneous occurrence
concurrent
Happening at the same time; simultaneous
concurrently
At the same time; simultaneously
corridor
A long narrow passage in a building; a narrow strip of land connecting two areas
courier
A person or company that delivers messages or packages
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
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
currency
The money system of a country; general acceptance or use
current
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid; Existing or occurring at the moment
currently
At the present time; now
curricular
Relating to an academic curriculum
curriculum
The set of courses offered at a school or university
cursive
Joined flowing handwriting style; a cursive font or script
cursor
A movable symbol on a screen indicating the current input position
cursory
Done hastily and without thoroughness
discharge
To release energy or fluid; to dismiss from service; fluid emitted from a wound
discourse
Formal speech or writing on a subject; to discuss at length
discursive
Tending to digress or ramble across many topics
discursively
In a rambling, digressive manner
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
excursionist
A person who goes on a short pleasure trip
excursive
Tending to digress from the main subject
extracurricular
Outside the regular academic curriculum or job duties
flatcar
A railroad freight car with no sides or roof
foreign-currency
Money from a foreign country
handcart
A small cart pushed or pulled by hand
hard-currency
A stable, internationally accepted currency
in-car
Designed for use inside a car
incur
To bring something undesirable upon oneself
intercourse
Communication or dealings between people; sexual intercourse
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
miscarry
To lose a pregnancy involuntarily; to fail or go wrong
occur
to happen; to come to mind; to be present
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
oxcart
A cart drawn by oxen
precursor
A forerunner or indicator of something to come; a chemical precursor
precursory
Serving as a precursor or early sign of something to follow
pushcart
A small hand-pushed cart, often used by street vendors; 手推车,小贩推车
racecar
A high-performance car built for racing; 赛车
racecourse
A track where races are held; 赛马场,赛道
recourse
Turning to someone or something for help; a source of assistance
recur
To happen or appear again repeatedly
recurrence
The act of happening again or repeatedly
recurrent
Happening repeatedly over time
recurrently
Happening repeatedly or at intervals
recurring
Happening or occurring repeatedly
scurry
To move hurriedly with quick light steps
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
trolly
A small hand-pushed or animal-drawn cart
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
used-car
A previously owned secondhand car
watercourse
A natural or artificial channel for water flow