Castor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An oily, brown, odorous substance obtained from glands in the groin of the beaver and used as a perfume fixative.
  • n. A hat made of beaver fur or an imitation.
  • n. A heavy wool fabric used especially for overcoats.
  • n. Variant of caster.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
  • n. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
  • n. A caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor).
  • n. A variety of petalite found in Elba.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See beaver.
  • n. Castoreum. See Castoreum.
  • n. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
  • n. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
  • n. See caster, a small wheel.
  • n. the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
  • n. A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A beaver.
  • n. Among French Canadians, one of the party which called itself the national party, the beaver being the national emblem of Canada.
  • n. A genus of sciuromorphic rodent mammals, typical of the family Castoridæ.
  • n. A beaver hat; by extension, a silk hat.
  • n. A heavy quality of broadcloth used for overcoats.
  • Made of beaver-skin or -fur, or of the cloth called beaver.
  • n. A reddish-brown substance consisting of the preputial follicles of the beaver and their contents, dried and prepared for commercial purposes. It has a strong, penetrating, enduring odor, and was formerly of high repute in medicine, but is now used chiefly by perfumers.
  • n. A mineral found in the island of Elba associated with another called pollux.
  • n. See caster, 3.
  • n. Glove-leather made from goat-skins. The grain of the skin is removed and it is given a very soft finish, usually gray in color.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
  • n. a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
  • n. type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
  • n. a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
  • n. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
  • Equivalent
    castorite   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    multiple star    roller    mammal genus    fur hat    shaker   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    beaver    castoreum    caster   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beaver   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Astor    Grandmaster    Master    aster    blaster    caster    disaster    faster    gaster    grandmaster   
    Same Context
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    sesame    did    castoreum    flaxseed    soybean    civet    patchouli    peanut