What does "carroll" mean?
An early-ripening apple cultivar.
Carroll
/ˈkæɹəl/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An early-ripening apple cultivar.
- Grammar: carroll is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic name, place name, surname.
- Useful contrasts: forename, given name.
- Usage evidence: The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
How to use "carroll"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An early-ripening apple cultivar.
- 2 Alternative spelling of carol. alt-of, alternative, archaic
"The humane mortals want their winter heere No night is now with hymme or carroll bleſt; Therefore the Moone (the gouerneſſe of floods) Pale in her anger, waſhes all the aire; That Rheumaticke diſeaſes do abound."
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of carol. alt-of, alternative, archaic
"And when the ſtubborne ſtroke of ſtronger ſtounds, Has ſomewhat ſlackt the tenor of thy ſtring; Of loue and luſtihead tho maiſt thou ſing, And carroll lowde, and leade the Millers rounde, [...]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.
"IMPD recruits Matthew Carroll, right, and John Calhoun, along with their other classmates take the oath of IMPD officer."
- 2 Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
- 3 A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 4 A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Iowa.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Wayne County, Nebraska.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3).
- 12 A village in Gunnedah Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms
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forenamegiven name
Example
"The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "carroll"?
Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, place name, surname.
How do you use "carroll" in a sentence?
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
How do you pronounce "carroll"?
Pronounced /ˈkæɹəl/.