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Definitions for Carps

[1] to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
[2] a peevish complaint.
[3] a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely introduced in tropical and temperate waters: an important food fish in many countries.
[4] any of various other fishes of the family Cyprinidae.
[5] a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body: endocarp.
[6] carpentry.
[7] (intr often foll by at ) to complain or find fault; nag pettily
[8] a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae
[9] any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid
[10] (in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit epicarp

Words related to Carps

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Origin of Carps

-carp< New Latin -carpium < Greek -karpion, derivative of karpós fruit

Other words from Carps

carp·er , noun
Related adjectives: cyprinid, cyprinoid

Word origin for Carps

-carpfrom New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos fruit

Synonyms for Carps

grumble, quibble, bother, cavil, censure, complain, criticize, fuss, knock, nitpick, objurgate, pan, peck, reproach, find fault, hypercriticize, pick at