| CASTANETS | • castanets n. A percussion instrument (idiophone) of Spanish origin, consisting of a pair of concave shells joined… • CASTANET n. (French) a rhythm instrument. |
| CASTAWAYS | • castaways n. Plural of castaway. • CASTAWAY n. an outcast. |
| CASTEISMS | • casteisms n. Plural of casteism. • CASTEISM n. the caste system esp. in India. |
| CASTELESS | • casteless adj. Without caste. • CASTELESS adj. without caste. |
| CASTELLAN | • castellan n. (Obsolete) A feudal lord with a fortified manor. • castellan n. (Chiefly historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord. • CASTELLAN n. the governor of a castle or fortification, also CHATELAIN. |
| CASTELLUM | • castellum n. (Historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station. • CASTELLUM n. (Latin) a small Roman fort, a mile-castle. |
| CASTIGATE | • castigate v. (Transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely. • castigate v. (Transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism. • castigate v. (Transitive, rare) To revise or make corrections to a publication. |
| CASTLINGS | • castlings n. Plural of castling. • CASTLING n. a type of move in chess. |
| CASTOREUM | • castoreum n. The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers. • castoreum n. (Archaic) A hat made from beaver fur. • CASTOREUM n. (Latin) the dried perineal sacs of the beaver, or a brown unctuous strong-smelling substance obtained from them, formerly used in medicine and perfumery. |
| CASTORIES | • CASTORY n. (Spenser) a red or pink colour derived from castoreum. |
| CASTRATED | • castrated adj. Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females). • castrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of castrate. • CASTRATE v. to remove the testes of. |
| CASTRATER | • castrater n. Alternative form of castrator. • CASTRATER n. a device used in castration, also CASTRATOR. |
| CASTRATES | • castrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of castrate. • CASTRATE v. to remove the testes of. |
| CASTRATOR | • castrator n. One who castrates (gelds or neuters). • CASTRATOR n. a device used in castration, also CASTRATER. |
| CASTRATOS | • castratos n. Plural of castrato. • CASTRATO n. (Italian) a male singer castrated in boyhood to preserve his singing voice. |