Antonyms for carrot

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kar-uh t

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær ət

Definition of carrot

Origin : 1530s, from Middle French carrotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karoton "carrot," probably from PIE *kre-, from root *ker- "horn, head" (see horn (n.)); so called for its horn-like shape.
Originally white-rooted and a medicinal plant to the ancients, who used it as an aphrodisiac and to prevent poisoning. Not entirely distinguished from parsnips in ancient times. Reintroduced in Europe by Arabs c.1100. The orange carrot, which existed perhaps as early as 6c., probably began as a mutation of the Asian purple carrot and was cultivated into the modern edible plant 16c.-17c. in the Netherlands. Thus the word is used as a color name but not before 1670s in English, originally of red hair.

As in incentive : noun lure, inducement
As in inducement : noun incentive, motive
As in lure : noun bait
As in orange : noun combination of red and yellow
As in plum : noun reward, prize
As in premium : noun bonus, prize
As in prize : noun award, winnings
As in reward : noun payment, prize
As in guerdon : noun reward
As in inveiglement : noun lure
As in dividend : noun one's share, profit

Example sentences :

Chop up a stick of celery, a sprig of parsley, a carrot, an onion.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

Our agriculture is precarious, and 27 every carrot is bought by the sweat of our brow.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Then, as Madame Francois turned her head away, he put the carrot to his mouth.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

After a while the boy got hungry and dug into his pocket for the carrot.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels

Widely, eagerly, he opened his mouth, to close his teeth upon—a carrot.
Extract from : « Golden Moments » by Anonymous

Do lower the carrot, gentle Liberty, and let us talk nicely and sensibly.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

What if I should give you my ring, made of all carrot gold, would you do it then?
Extract from : « Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's » by Sophie May

We tried fixing the carrot on a pole six inches beyond his reach.
Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome

It snapped like a carrot about forty inches from the ground.
Extract from : « Maiwa's Revenge » by H. Rider Haggard

"There is a bit of onion and carrot in it," she said as she handed it to her neighbor.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various

Synonyms for carrot

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