| caster |
someone or something that casts. [3 definitions] |
| caste system |
a social structure in which one's class in society is determined by heredity. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| Castile |
a former kingdom that in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries occupied most of modern Spain. [2 definitions] |
| Castile soap |
a fine white hard unscented soap made of olive oil and sodium hydroxide. |
| Castilian |
the dialect of Castile, now the standard form of Spanish in Spain. [4 definitions] |
| casting |
the act or process of forming a cast or mold. [4 definitions] |
| casting vote |
the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to break a tie, as in a legislative body. |
| cast iron |
an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition. |
| cast-iron |
made of cast iron. [2 definitions] |
| castle |
a large, fortified residence of nobles in feudal times, sited to dominate the surrounding countryside. [6 definitions] |
| castle in the air |
a fanciful wish or scheme; daydream; pipe dream. |
| castoff |
discarded or rejected. [2 definitions] |
| Castor |
a white triple star, each component of which is a double star, in the constellation Gemini, having a combined magnitude of 2.5. |
| castor1 |
an oily, brown, odorous secretion of the groin glands of the beaver, used in medicines and perfumes. [2 definitions] |
| castor2 |
a revolving stand for condiment or spice containers, or the containers themselves; caster. |
| Castor and Pollux |
in Greek mythology, the twin brothers of Helen, one mortal and the other immortal. |
| castor oil |
a colorless or yellowish oil derived from castor beans and used as a lubricant and cathartic. |
| castor-oil plant |
a large tropical plant, native to Africa and Asia, from whose seeds castor oil is extracted. |
| cast pearls before swine |
to offer or provide something of value to persons who cannot understand or appreciate it. |