caromed

car·om

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh m]
- /ˈkær əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh m]
- /ˈkær əm/

Definitions of caromed word

noun caromed Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession. 1
noun caromed any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off. 1
verb without object caromed to make a carom. 1
verb without object caromed to strike and rebound. 1
noun caromed Simple past tense and past participle of carom. 1

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Origin of caromed

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) < French < Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola

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Parts of speech for Caromed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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caromed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for caromed

verb caromed

ricocheted — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
skimmed — to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
struck — simple past tense and a past participle of strike.

All 3 Synonyms of caromed