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carrels

carrels is the plural of carrel.

Meaning of carrel

Noun (1)

carrel (plural carrels)

  1. (broadly) A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
    • Near-synonym: cubicle (sometimes synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    cubicle

Noun (2)

carrel (plural carrels)

  1. (obsolete) A type of fabric used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Noun (3)

carrel (plural carrels)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of quarrel (“a square-headed arrow”).
    Synonyms:
    quarrel

See all 4 meanings of carrel

Proper noun capitalized: Carrels

Carrels

  1. (plural) plural of Carrel

Questions about carrels

What is carrels the plural of?
Carrels is the plural of carrel.
What part of speech is carrels?
Carrels is a proper noun.

Words near carrels in the dictionary

  1. carrel
  2. Carrel-Dakin fluid
  3. Carrel-Dakin solution
  4. carrell
  5. carrells
  6. carrels
  7. Carreno
  8. Carrenos
  9. Carreon
  10. Carreons
  11. Carrera

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