Definitions For Carline

Etymology 1

From {{der, en, non, karling}}, feminine of karl, , carl.

Alternative forms

carlin carling

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːlɪn/

Noun

CARLINE (plural CARLINEs) (chiefly, Scotland) A woman; a hag or witch. (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking. Alternate form of caroline, nodot=yes (an old silver Italian coin).

Synonyms

hag, witch woman, hag, witch : See thesaurus:old woman

Etymology 2

car + line

Noun

CARLINE (plural CARLINEs) A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.

Etymology 3

From {{der, en, fr, carline}}.

Noun

CARLINE (plural CARLINEs) carline thistle, carline thistle.

Anagrams

Licaner, clearin', en clair, lancier

Is Carline a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Carline is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Carline in a Sentence

  • There's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch

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