carrot
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
the nutritious, orange to yellow root of this plant, eaten raw or cooked.
something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive: To boost productivity, leaders hinted at the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers.: Compare stick1 (def. 8).
to treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting.
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How to use carrot in a sentence
Filling ingredients can vary as long as they are sturdy enough to withstand boiling or frying, so a vegetarian option could include a napa cabbage mixture with carrots and shiitake mushrooms, or even chopped clear vermicelli noodles.
Homemade dumplings bring me closer to family this Lunar New Year, even from far away | Marian Liu | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostFor instance, Sebastian, or “Seb” for short, is a fan of belly rubs and carrot sticks.
Yet China has won influence not by wielding sticks but by deftly distributing carrots.
The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes | Charlie Campell/Beijing | February 4, 2021 | TimeA great way to begin homemade soup is with mirepoix — a mixture of chopped onion, celery and carrots usually, although other root veggies can go in as well.
Hints From Heloise: Before buying a diamond, learn about the four C’s | Heloise Heloise | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe promise of comprehensive federal privacy law has been dangled like a carrot before consumer watchdogs and privacy advocates for at least a decade.
Cheat sheet: What to expect in state and federal privacy regulation in 2021 | Kate Kaye | February 1, 2021 | Digiday
Assad has been offered safe passage to a third country as a carrot for handing over power.
U.S.: Assad’s ‘Machinery of Death’ Worst Since the Nazis | Josh Rogin | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, Hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, carrot Top and Chopper.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto | The Telegraph | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAllergies—Mix one part cucumber juice with one part beet root juice and three parts carrot juice.
Use These 15 Home Remedies Based On Ayurveda To Cure Menstrual Cramps, Hangovers, and Indigestion | Ari Meisel | January 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts apple-carrot muffin is a moist and comforting treat that tastes like your grandmother baked it especially for you.
I had never craved a carrot before, or fantasized about raiding an apple tree in a nearby garden.
"I have time before dark to make Benny's cart," observed Henry, biting a crisp, sweet carrot.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerPut it into a stewpan with an onion, a carrot, a piece of celery; cover with water and boil slowly for fifty minutes.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisBut while they stopped and waited for him to proceed, Bumper chewed away at his carrot until it was all gone.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshWho'd have thought Sam Lacey's carrot-top could be made over into that?
The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise BurnhamMarjorie had a horse made of a carrot, which looked like a very frisky steed, indeed.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
British Dictionary definitions for carrot
/ (ˈkærət) /
an umbelliferous plant, Daucus carota sativa, with finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers: See also wild carrot
the long tapering orange root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
something offered as a lure or incentive
carrot and stick reward and punishment as methods of persuasion
Origin of carrot
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