Carnival and Merry

Carnival

Carnival noun - A time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something.
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Synonyms for Carnival

Merry and carnival are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merry" instead an adjective "Carnival".

Merry

Merry adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.

Carnival and merry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Carnival" instead an adjective "Merry".

Nearby Words: merriment, merrily, merrie, Merri

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Something Wicked This Way Comes Fountain of Youth / Overnight Age-Up: One revolution forward on the carnival's merry-go-round will age the rider one year; one revolution backward will de-age him/her a year.
  • In the carnival episode of Rocko's Modern Life, the title character flies out of a merry-go-round spinning out of control and crashes into a shed, which leaves a hole shaped as half of his body through the walls.
  • Vomit Indiscretion Shot In the episode "Carnival Knowledge", after falling off a merry-go-round, Rocko is dizzy and Heffer offers him a hotdog, Rocko takes a big sniff of the hot dog and barfs all over the camera.
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