Carver

[ kahr-ver ]

/ ˈkɑr vər /

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George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.

John, 1575?–1621, Pilgrim leader: first governor of Plymouth Colony 1620–21.

Raymond, 1938–88, U.S. short-story writer and poet.

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Words nearby Carver

carve, carvel, carvel-built, carven, carveout, Carver, Carver chair, Carver, George Washington, carvery, carve up, carving

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How to use Carver in a sentence

Carver said Cox later cursed at the officers repeatedly and allegedly disobeyed a disorderly conduct warning.
‘The Mayor’s Nightstick’: Loner Cop Tears His Department Apart|Andrew Boryga|December 20, 2021|The Daily Beast
Regarding the state’s fiscal arrangement with the church, Carver said, “We’d have to ask the state Legislature for more money if we couldn’t count this partnership” toward state welfare.
Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid|by Eli Hager, photography by Kim Raff for ProPublica|December 2, 2021|ProPublica
“Before this information spreads further, we want people with asthma to know how important it is to only use their prescribed asthma treatments in their nebulizers,” Carver said in an email.
Asthma group warns against social media trend of inhaling hydrogen peroxide to treat coronavirus|Aaron Gregg|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
A now-deactivated TikTok account titled “h202therapy” showed a video of a child on a nebulizer with a caption suggesting hydrogen peroxide was being used, Carver said.
Asthma group warns against social media trend of inhaling hydrogen peroxide to treat coronavirus|Aaron Gregg|September 22, 2021|Washington Post

Carver said it seems like everybody in Adair County, population 18,656, knew of someone who died at Summit Manor.
In a relentless pandemic, nursing-home workers are worn down and stressed out|Will Englund|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Even after his death in 1943 at the age of 78, Carver continued to break barriers.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To make tradition-bound farmers realize the larger economic benefits of such crops, Carver began to look for other uses.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carver was an agricultural and industrial pioneer—in more ways than one.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The world Carver left was still a hungry one—if substantially less so.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As his reputation grew, Carver emerged as a public barnstormer for better practices.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Up and to read a little, and by and by the carver coming, I directed him how to make me a neat head for my viall that is making.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
This is Carver's version, who, however, confounds it with another contiguous island.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Carver sprang to his feet, tore the cigar from Peter Gross's mouth, and hurled it at the fireplace with his own.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
It was inevitable that Carver should undervalue moral suasion; a military man, he recognized only the arbitrament of brute force.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Both Carver and Peter Gross understood that he was designating how much longer the shadow must grow.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham

British Dictionary definitions for Carver (1 of 2)

carver

/ (ˈkɑːvə) /

noun

a carving knife

(plural) a large matched knife and fork for carving meat

British a chair with arms that forms part of a set of dining chairs

British Dictionary definitions for Carver (2 of 2)

Carver

/ (ˈkɑːvə) /

noun

George Washington. ?1864–1943, US agricultural chemist and botanist

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Scientific definitions for Carver

Carver

[ kär′vər ]

George Washington 1864?-1943

American botanist and educator whose work was instrumental in improving the agricultural efficiency of the United States.

Biography

George Washington Carver played a central role in revitalizing Southern agriculture after the Civil War, when Southern farms produced ever smaller cotton crops. His promotion of crop rotation methods helped to restore Southern farmlands, which had been depleted by the exclusive cultivation of cotton. Carver also introduced two new crops, peanuts and sweet potatoes, that would produce well in Alabama soil. To make them economically beneficial to farmers, he developed 325 products from peanuts, including peanut butter, plastics, synthetic rubber, shaving cream, and paper. He also developed hundreds of other products from sweet potatoes and from dozens of other native plants, including soybeans and cotton. During his forty-seven years as head of the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he taught the importance of crop diversification and soil conservation. Carver also introduced movable schools that brought practical agricultural knowledge directly to farmers.