caret
Plural: carets
Noun
- A proofreader's mark (^) indicating where something should be inserted.
- a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
- A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
- An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
- A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
- A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
- A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Examples
- He wished he could insert a CARET on the Words With Friends board to add a letter to his opponent’s word.
Origin / Etymology
From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“I lack”).
Scrabble Score: 7
caret: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcaret: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caret: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
caret: valid Words With Friends Word