carp

carp is a 4-letter English word with 9 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To talk; to speak; to prattle. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To talk; to speak; to prattle.
2. intransitive verb. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
3. transitive verb. To say; to tell.
4. transitive verb. To find fault with; to censure.
5. plural. of Carp
6. noun. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.
7. noun. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
8. noun. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
9. verb. raise trivial objections

   Synonyms: cavil, chicane

Synonyms

cavil, chicane

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in carp:

crap, parc

Common word forms

carps, carpal, carped, carper, carping

Words from these letters

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