Definitions for Carol

Carol car·ol

Spelling: [kar-uh l]
IPA: /ˈkær əl/

Carol is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in Carol (aclor).

Definitions for Carol

noun

  1. a song, especially of joy.
  2. a Christmas song or hymn.
  3. a seat in a bay window or oriel.
  4. a compartment in a cloister, similar to a carrel.
  5. a kind of circular dance.
  6. a male or female given name.
  7. 1893–1953, king of Romania 1930–40.

verb (used with object)

  1. to sing joyously.
  2. to praise or celebrate in song.

verb (used without object)

  1. to sing Christmas songs or hymns, especially in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house.
  2. to sing, especially in a lively, joyous manner; warble.

Origin of Carol

1250-1300; Middle English carole ring, circle (of stones), enclosed place for study (see carrel), ringdance with song (hence, song) Anglo-French carole, Old French

Examples for Carol

When A Christmas carol was published just in time for the Christmas of 1843, the holiday had been in a long decline in England.

"carol, see and get an ass to put these kishes on," said Ussher.

"I think you're quite wrong there, carol," said Dora, interrupting her.

There was carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.

"I don't think there is much misunderstanding, carol," said Dora.

I promised carol that I should not say anything about it until she was out of England.

Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas carol and others, simply, Scrooge.

"Which is its own reward, and generally doesn't get it," laughed carol, colouring slightly.

A Christmas carol revived and reinvented it around the gift of giving.

By that logic however, carol is also being floated as a possible casualty of the episode.

Word Value for Carol
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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