Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the quantity that a car will hold.
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- noun As much as a
car will hold.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quantity that a car will hold
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Examples
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It's a "carful" way to help seniors keep their independence.
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Bringing a carful of foreigners to lunch was a good way to attract the Ali Babas.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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We had the complete support and trust of our advisory board to run with things, we also had ring-fenced budget, and we were carful to get the right kind of people involved.
A call for agile museum projects (a lunchtime manifesto) Mia 2009
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We made our way to the front driveway, where I saw a carful of boys, energized with youthful high spirits.
Summer Party Advice, From Father to Son Con Chapman 2011
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Bringing a carful of foreigners to lunch was a good way to attract the Ali Babas.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Be carful Paul Steinhauser your true colors are showing.
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We made our way to the front driveway, where I saw a carful of boys, energized with youthful high spirits.
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At the end of that decade, a carful of lawyers pulled up to the hospital and were greeted by the greying director.
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Twice a week I watched her from my front window, where I was lying on the couch using up Kleenex as she got picked up by a carful of women wearing satin team jackets.
We Mary Grimm 2010
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We made our way to the front driveway, where I saw a carful of boys, energized with youthful high spirits.
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