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carat (KAR uht) (noun)
A unit of weight measuring pearls and precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams (7.05 ounces): Lillie was given a diamond ring of one carat for her birthday.
caret (KAR it) (noun)
A mark (^) indicating that something needs to be inserted: Rex included a caret, ^, while he was editing the lexicon whenever it was necessary, to show where something should be added that was missing; such as, a word or phrase.
carrot (KAR uht) (noun)
An orange colored root vegetable: Glenda ate a raw carrot with her lunch.
karat (KAR uht) (noun)
A unit of fineness for gold, equal to 1/24 of the total amount of pure gold in an alloy: Pure gold is 24 karat while gold that is 50 percent pure is 12 karat.
A carat is the unit of measurement by which many a woman estimates a man's love.
As a carrot to induce her to marry him, Neal dangled a ring which was of 24 karat gold mounted with a diamond of two carat.
Lydia was so thrilled when she wrote to her mother that she used all sorts of marks including the ^ (caret) to communicate her happiness: *!^@%%$
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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caret
It is lacking; there is a lacking; to be without.
A mark (an arrow pointing up from below the line: ^) in a line of writing used to show that something is omitted at that point; or in correcting a proof, to show where something is to be added. The missing letter, word, or words are written above the line or in the margin.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group C
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Word Entries containing the term:
“caret”
Caret initio et fine.
It lacks beginning and end.
A statement that can be used by an editor or a literary critic reviewing a poorly written product.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group C
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Culpa caret qui seit sed prohibere non potest. (Latin statement)
Translation: "He is clear of blame who knows, but cannot prevent."
Feriis caret necessitas.
Necessity has no holidays.
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-cede, -ceed, -cess, -cease
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group F
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“caret”
A special mark, ^, that is used to indicate that something should be inserted; usually, when correcting texts to show where punctuation is missing ^.
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Punctuation Marks with Symbols, Explanations, and Examples
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