Car

Noun

 * 1)  A wheeled vehicle, drawn by a horse or other animal
 * 2) A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation; a motor car or automobile
 * 3)  An unpowered unit in a railroad train.
 * 4)  an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
 * 5)  A passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not.
 * 6) A rough unit of quantity approximating the amount which would fill a railroad car.
 * 7) The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.
 * 8) The passenger-carrying portion of certain amusement park rides, such as Ferris wheels.
 * 9) The part of an airship, such as a balloon or dirigible, which houses the passengers and control apparatus.
 * 10)  A sliding fitting that runs along a track.
 * 11)  The aggregate of desirable characteristics of a car.
 * 12)  The first part of a cons in LISP. The first element of a list.

Adjectives for Car

 * spectral; rheumatic;  unobtrusive;  hightoned; high-priced; heavenly; short-lived; sumptuous; rushing; antiquated; magnificent; fast; refrigerator; private; outmoded; jangling; streamlined; swift; horse; electric; dull; faded; forward; triumphal; airborne; pellucid; impressive; frivolous; ill-smelling; clanging; luxurious; excellent; appointed; fine-looking; gay; resplendent; ancient; battered; touring; rattling; scraggly; ramshackle; decrepit; small; shabby disreputable; armored; torpedo-shaped;  queer; coffin-shaped; showy; motor; gaudy rakish; spectral; death; twisted; crippled expensive; charging; oncoming; hurtling roaring; pursuing;  departing; passing jolting; bouncing; purring; lurching; brilliant; swinging; mud-splashed; full-length; close-parked; halted; gleaming; massive roomy.
 * (railroad) clanking; gliding; heavily-laden; obdurate rattling; runaway; swaying; unmanned unwieldy; weighty; trundling; creaking brawling.

Verbs for Car

 * check—; convey in—; crowd—; crush be¬neath—; demolish—; drawz—; fuel—; grease—; guide—; jaunt in—; load—; polish—; power—; proceed in—; ride in—; scramble from—; smash—; tow—; transport in—; tumble from—; wheel—; —backfires; — collide; — file by; —glides; —glistens; — groans; —hums; —purrs; —rattles; — serves; —skids; —skims; —speeds; —traverses; —whizzes by.
 * (railroad) attach—; brake—; couple —s; derail—; design—; dispatch—; electrify—; equip—; gear—; haul—; hook on—; light—; load—; model—; number—; refrigerate—; shunt—; signal—; station—; streamline—; switch—; transport in—; —chugs along; — collide; —rattles by; —rumbles past; —rusts.

Synonyms

 * auto, motorcar, vehicle; automobile, motor , carriage
 * railcar, wagon
 * carload, wagonload
 * carriage
 * gondola, basket

Derived terms
cable car; carfare; carman; carpark; carwash; car lot; cadr; caddr;

Thesaurus
motorcar, motorized vehicle, palace car, parlor car, passenger car, phaeton, railway car, reefer, refrigerator car, roadster, roomette, runabout, sedan, sleeper, smoker, smoking car, station wagon, stockcar, tank, tender, touring, truck, tub, van, voiture, waggon, wheels, wreck, auto, autocar, automobile, baggage car, boat, boxcar, buggy, bus, caboose, carriage, chair car, coach, coupe, covered waggon, crate, day coach, diner, dinghy, dining car, drawing room, flat, flatcar, gondola, heap, jalopy, limousine, local, luggage van, machine, mail car, mail van, motor, motor vehicle,