carr
/kɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake) raises the ground level above the water, allowing more vegetation like sedges and then low bushes or trees to grow; a marshy woodland. (Compare marsh, swamp, bog, fen.)
noun
Rock.
name
A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The marsh lands or ‘carrs’ that covered the low-lying floor of the vale could not be cultivated and the poorly drained flanks of the vale would be best used as pasture."
- "The old tales told of these noble animals sighted padding across clodded fields or circling shrinking copses. Stalking the choking carrs."
- "That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript."
Etymology
From Middle English kerr and Middle English carr meaning meadow, field or grassland of a low lying variety; possibly related to Old Norse kjarr. Compare Swedish kärr, Icelandic kjarr.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑɹ/
- British English: /kɑː/