cars
noun
Form of car , plural of car.
Simple meaning
A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kahrzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑɹz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of car
A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
“Three cars had jumped the rails.”
plural of car
A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
plural of car
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
plural of car
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others.
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
Used this way, cars is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Three cars had jumped the rails.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “Three cars had jumped the rails.”noun
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- carnoun
- automotiveadjective
- brakesnoun
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