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Casters

Someone or something that casts

📖 Definitions of "Casters"

noun

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
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
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
"a set of casters"
4
A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Casters"

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castornoun	A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
bladesnoun	A surname.
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rollersnoun	(heading) Anything that rolls.
skatersnoun	A person who skates.
skatesnoun	A surname.
smeltersnoun	A place where smelting is done.
wheelsnoun	(by metonymy, deriving from meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels.
castorsnoun	A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
speynoun	A major river in Highland council area and Moray council area, Scotland, that flows to the Moray Firth.
tailstocknoun	The part of a lathe that supports the object being worked along its rotatory axis.
rodnoun	A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
snellnoun	A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.
platennoun	(printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
grippersnoun	Grippers, sometimes called hand grippers, are primarily used for testing and increasing the strength of the hands; this specific form of grip strength has been called crushing grip, which has been defined as meaning the prime movers are the four fingers, rather than the thumb.
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