castle
/kɑːsl̩/noun, verb2 syllables
Castle means: a large and stately mansion.
Synonyms for castle5
noun, as in a large and stately mansion
noun, as in (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
noun, as in interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
What does castle mean?5
noun
a large and stately mansion
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
verb
move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with castle?2
two syllables
Castle in a sentence
- Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.CM
- He was mistaken, this road does not lead to the castle.unknown
- Seen from a distance, the rock looked like an old castle.Hybrid
- The wizard enchants the castle, protecting it from harm.bretsky
- Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.CK
- After visiting the castle, we went to eat.Eccles17
- Do you see the pond, behind the castle?kaiperkins271
- They reached the castle in safety, amid a thousand joyous acclamations.Hybrid
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Forms of castle
as a noun
- plural
- castles
as a verb
- past tense
- castled
- present participle
- castling
- third-person singular
- castles
- past participle
- castled