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My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel.
Gina Gershon

Meaning of "carousel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAROUSEL

From French carrousel, from Italian carosello, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAROUSEL

carousel  [ˌkærəˈsɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAROUSEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carousel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAROUSEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carousel

Carousel

A carousel, or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gearwork to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of the alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are jumper, roundabout, horseabout and flying horses. Carousels are commonly populated with horses, each horse weighing roughly 100 lbs, but may include diverse varieties of mounts, like pigs, zebras, tigers, or mythological creatures such as dragons or unicorns. Sometimes, chairlike or benchlike seats are used as well, and occasionally mounts can be shaped like airplanes or cars. Any rotating platform may also be called a carousel. In a playground, a roundabout or merry-go-round is usually a simple, child-powered rotating platform with bars or handles to which children can cling while riding. At an airport, rotating conveyors in the baggage claim area are often called carousels.

Definition of carousel in the English dictionary

The first definition of carousel in the dictionary is a circular magazine in which slides for a projector are held: it moves round as each slide is shown. Other definition of carousel is a rotating conveyor belt for luggage, as at an airport. Carousel is also a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement Also called : merry-go-round, roundabout.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAROUSEL


carrousel
ˌkærəˈsɛl
duxelles
dʌkˈsɛl
excel
ɪkˈsɛl
filoselle
ˌfɪləʊˈsɛl
intercell
ˌɪntəˈsɛl
limacel
ˌlɪməˈsɛl
marcel
mɑːˈsɛl
micell
mɪˈsɛl
nacelle
nəˈsɛl
outsell
ˌaʊtˈsɛl
oversell
ˌəʊvəˈsɛl
presell
priːˈsɛl
resell
riːˈsɛl
undersell
ˌʌndəˈsɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAROUSEL

carolled
caroller
carolling
carolus
carom
caromel
carotene
carotenoid
carotid
carotid artery
carotidal
carotin
carotinoid
carousal
carouse
carousel fraud
carouser
carousingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAROUSEL

Basel
biodiesel
Brussel
chisel
counsel
diesel
easel
fusel
hansel
housel
IJssel
Kassel
ousel
Overijssel
russel
sel
streusel
tassel
vessel
weasel

Synonyms and antonyms of carousel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carousel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAROUSEL

Find out the translation of carousel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carousel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carousel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 行李传送带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinta transportadora
570 millions of speakers

English

carousel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिंडोला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دائري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карусель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carrossel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যারোজেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis roulant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karusel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gepäckband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

円形ベルトコンベア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회전식 원형 컨베이어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carousel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng chuyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொணர்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिरता पट्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atlıkarınca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nastro trasportatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karuzela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

карусель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carusel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρουσέλ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mallemeule
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karusell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karusell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carousel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAROUSEL»

The term «carousel» is very widely used and occupies the 19.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAROUSEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «carousel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «carousel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carousel

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4 QUOTES WITH «CAROUSEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carousel.
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Sloane Crosley
I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.
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George Cukor
Looking for love is tricky business, like whipping a carousel horse.
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Gina Gershon
My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel.
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Suzy Menkes
As the fashion carousel spins ever faster, the concern is that, while the stream of newness never runs out, there's going to be a good deal more crash and burn among designers in the future.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAROUSEL»

Discover the use of carousel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carousel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow
Will they be able to save Widowsbury from a 12-year-old curse? From the Hardcover edition.
Katy Towell, 2011
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Carousel Animals Coloring Book
Thirty expertly rendered, ready-to-color illustrations all based on authentic antique carvings.
Christy Shaffer, Coloring Books, Horses, 1999
3
Carousel
Despite all the preparations for her party and her father's gift of a beautiful carousel, Alex is disappointed when her father does not get home in time for her birthday, in a beautifully illustrated, perceptive story about a child's ...
Pat Cummings, 1994
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Cut and Assemble an Old Fashioned Carousel in Full Color
Easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams for constructing colorful, revolving model of an antique carousel over a foot in diameter — with 20 enchanting animals. 16 color plates on heavy stock. 16 pages of text and black-and-white plates.
A. G. Smith, 1985
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Carousel Animals Cut and Use Stencils: 46 Full-Size Stencils ...
Exciting menagerie of popular carousel animals: prancing horses, camel, leaping reindeer, preening lion, many more. Instructions.
Celeste Plowden, 1991
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'Life's Carousel
This is Pat's life told in rhyme to portray all the happiness and joy throughout her childhood in a coalmining village in the 1940's through to her teens when Pat had to face terrible loss and heartache, then on through her life until ...
Patricia Ann Farnsworth-Simpson, 2008
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Adobe Carousel: An Introduction
In this ebook, you'll learn how to: Install and configure Carousel Back up your photos Import and Export photos Browse and delete photos Create and share carousels of photos Edit your photos in Carousel And as Adobe releases updated ...
Rob Sylvan, 2011
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The Last Carousel
'Algren at the top of his form.' - The New York Times 'Essential Algren.' - The Washington Post Classic Algren from the 1960s and '70s, this collection of fiction and reportage was written on ships and in ports of call around the world.
Nelson Algren, 1997
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Carousel Animals Iron-on Transfer Patterns
Add a warm and fanciful touch to apparel, household items, wood, leather, other ink-absorbing materials with this delightful menagerie of carousel animals. 43 attractive transfer patterns depict flower-bedecked horses, giraffe, goat, ...
Celeste Plowden, 1991
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Carousel Horses Stained Glass Coloring Book
Bring boldly outlined illustrations of 16 prancing horses to life with colorful crayons, felt-tip pens, paints, and other media.
Christy Shaffer, Coloring Books, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAROUSEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carousel is used in the context of the following news items.
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And around we go! Kingsport cuts ribbon on 'glorious' carousel
“It's been a marvelous ride all the way,” former Alderwoman Valerie Joh said on Monday. “It's not only a carousel. It's a glorious carousel.” «Kingsport Times News, Jul 15»
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Community should get behind the effort to place historic carousel at …
That is why efforts by Buffalo Heritage Carousel, a not-for-profit, to raise the $600,000 needed to restore and then show off the attraction should ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
Stratford Festival's CAROUSEL Cast Recording Now Available
Following last year's recording of CRAZY FOR YOU, this year - the Stratford Festival company of CAROUSEL recorded the festival's second ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
Carousel of Possible Dreams Fundraiser at Griffith Park to Benefit …
Festival of Children Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves to bring together and coordinate the efforts of charities, ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
5
Carousel enthusiast part of Seabreeze family
Each summer morning, the Seabreeze carousel comes alive with bobbing, intricately painted basswood horses and squealing staccato music ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: Nicole Scherzinger Performs CAROUSEL's 'If I Loved You …
On PBS's A CAPITOL FOURTH, CATS star Nicole Scherzinger performed a moving rendition of "If I Loved You" from Rodgers and ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Oakville celebrates multiculturalism with 17th annual Carousel of …
Initiated by United Way Oakville (UWO) in 1999, and now organized by the Carousel of Nations Multicultural Association (CNMA), the event has ... «InsideHalton.com, Jul 15»
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Forget Reading Material, This Toilet Comes with a Carousel
Anyone who leisurely browses eBay for random paraphernalia of questionable value knows that carousel horses don't come cheap. Fernside ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
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Little Radical Theatrics Presents CAROUSEL Carousel
Little Radical Theatrics Presents CAROUSEL Little Radical Theatrics, Inc. (Fatima Viegas Executive Producer) proudly presents a 70th ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Hampton carousel gets new operator
The carousel includes 42 original oil paintings, 30 beveled mirrors, a Bruder Band Organ, 48 hand-carved wooden horses and two ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»

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