Word of the Day: Carve
The word “carve” is a verb that means to cut. A person carves to create something artistic or to prepare food:
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He’s about to carve a turkey.
- They carved a pumpkin into a Jack-o-lantern.
- He’s carving a statue out of stone.
- He carves things out of wood. He’s a woodcarver.
We also use the word “carve” to describe how an amount of available time is decreased by some other activity.
- All of this extra schoolwork is carving into my free time.
- Bill needs to carve more time out of the day to spend with his kids.
- The presentation carved half an hour out of the meeting.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with C page to see the list of all words starting with letter C. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
