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Carb vs Carr - What's the difference?

carb | carr |

As a noun carb

is (informal|usually|in the plural).

As a proper noun carr is

a botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist cedric errol carr (1892-1936).

carb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, usually, in the plural)
    • I'm cutting down on carbs to try and lose weight.
  • (informal)
    • This is what controls the flow of fuel into the carb .

    Synonyms

    * carby, carbie

    Derived terms

    * carb up * low-carb

    See also

    * carb-

    Anagrams

    * English clippings

    carr

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bog or marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
  • * 2007 , Kevin Leahy, The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey , Tempus 2008, p. 16:
    • The marsh lands or ‘carrs ’ that covered the low-lying floor of the vale could not be cultivated and the poorly drained flanks of the vale would be best used as pasture.
  • A marsh or fen on which low trees or bushes grow; a marshy woodland.
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