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Detailed Synonyms for castle in English

castle:

castle [the ~] noun

  1. the castle
    the castle; the château; the fortified building; the knight's castle
  2. the castle
    the fortress; the stronghold; the citadel; the fort; the castle; the fortified building; the fortification; the château; the knight's castle
  3. the castle
    the castle; the beaver's lodge
  4. the castle
    – interchanging the positions of the king and a rook 1
    the castle; the castling
    – interchanging the positions of the king and a rook 1
  5. the castle
    – a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack 1
    the castle
    – a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack 1
  6. the castle
    – (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard 1
    the castle; the rook
    – (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard 1
  7. the castle
    – a large and stately mansion 1
    the castle; the palace
    – a large and stately mansion 1

castle verb

  1. castle
    – move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king 1
    castle
    – move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king 1

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Related Definitions for "castle":

  1. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook1
  2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack1
  3. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard1
  4. a large and stately mansion1
  5. move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king1

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