castle

/ˈkɑːsəl/

noun 5verb 5name 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + CASTLE

approach

The tourists slowly approached the ancient castle as the sun began to set.

build, fortify | attack, besiege, lay siege to | capture, seize, take

defend, hold

The soldiers worked hard to defend the castle against the enemy attack.

CASTLE + VERB

perch, stand

The old castle stands majestically on the hilltop overlooking the entire valley below.

overlook sth

The ancient castle overlooked the valley and the river winding through it.

CASTLE + NOUN

gate, grounds, keep, tower, wall | ruins

PREP

in a/the ~

Definitions

noun

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

An instance of castling.

A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.

A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.

A close helmet.

The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel, a small or light helmet.

verb

To house or keep in a castle.

...to encastle, to Castle.

...Some fierce tribe, castled on the mountain-peak...

To protect or separate in a similar way.

Castle me in the armes of thy everlasting strength.

To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.

To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be

He [i.e., the king] may change (or Castle) with this Rooke, that is, he may goe two draughts at once towards this Rooke... causing the Rooke to stand next to him on either side.

No. 24. ¶ If your adversary make a false move, castle improperly, &c., you must take notice of such irregularity before you move, or even touch a piece, or you are no longer allowed to inflict any penalties.

To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

name

A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle

Castle class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR

The first part of the name of certain nuclear tests by the US: Castle Bravo, Castle Romeo, Castle Yankee etc. See Operation Castle.

University College, Durham, a constituent college located in Durham Castle

A place name:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

castling

noun — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squ

rook

noun — a large and stately mansion

palace

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

a man's home is his castle

A proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.

an Englishman's home is his castle

Synonym of a man's home is his castle.

castle in the air

A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.

Many times ſuch men when they come to themſelves, tell ſtrange things of Heauen and Hell, what viſions they haue ſeene; […] The like effects almost are to bee ſeene in ſuch as are

king of the castle

A children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.

[A] throng of children came pouring from school. […] [T]hey were storming the sand-heap, pelting a king of the castle, who pelted back with handfuls.

Example Bank

The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel, a

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Nay, he was quite an adept, and was very effective as a change bowler, for in no time he demolished the castle of any batsman.

Wiktionary

...to encastle, to Castle.

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...Some fierce tribe, castled on the mountain-peak...

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Castle me in the armes of thy everlasting strength.

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What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, castle is marked as informal, obsolete, figuratively, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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