Carol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas.
  • n. An old round dance often accompanied by singing.
  • verb-intransitive. To sing in a loud, joyous manner.
  • verb-intransitive. To go from house to house singing Christmas songs.
  • v. To celebrate in or as if in song: caroling the victory.
  • v. To sing loudly and joyously.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
  • n. A song of joy.
  • n. A religious song or ballad of joy.
  • v. To sing in a joyful manner.
  • v. To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.
  • v. To praise (someone or something) in or with a song.
  • v. To sing (a song) cheerfully.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A round dance.
  • n. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.
  • n. A song of praise of devotion.
  • n. Joyful music, as of a song.
  • v. To praise or celebrate in song.
  • v. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
  • verb-intransitive. To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.
  • n. A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as the 16th century. The term carrel, of the same has largely superseded its use.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A kind of circular dance.
  • n. [It is often difficult to tell from the context whether carol is the dance or the song that seems to have been sung as an accompaniment to it; but in Chaucer it usually means simply the dance.]
  • n. A song, especially one expressive of joy; often, specifically, a joyous song or ballad in celebration of Christmas.
  • To sing; warble; sing in joy or festivity.
  • To sing joyously.
  • To praise or celebrate in song.
  • n. A ring of leaves or flowers; a garland; a wreath.
  • n. In architecture: A small closet or inclosure in which to sit and read. A bay-window.
  • n. Also written carrel, carrell, carrall.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
  • v. sing carols
  • n. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
  • Equivalent
    carrol   
    Verb Form
    carolled    carolling    carols   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    song    strain    sing    religious song   
    Variant
    carolled    carolling    carrel   
    Form
    caroled    carolled    caroling    carolling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lay    sing    warble    song    noel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beryl    Carole    Carrel    Carrol    Carroll    Cheryl    Darrell    Darryl    Daryl    Errol   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    trill    hymn    milfhunter    chime    sing    milf