castor

/ˈkɑːs.tə/

noun

  1. 1

    A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

  2. 2

    A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.

  3. 3

    Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).

  4. 4

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.

noun

  1. 1

    A variety of petalite found in Elba.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Someone or something that casts

    a caster of spells; a caster of stones; a caster of bronze statuary; an online caster of video games
  2. 2

    A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).

    Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.
  3. 3

    A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

    a set of casters
  4. 4

    A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.

  5. 5

    The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

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