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English noun: castle | |||
| 1. | castle (artifact) a large and stately mansion | ||
| Synonyms | palace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hall, manse, mansion, mansion house, residence | ||
| Instance hyponym | Buckingham Palace | ||
| Part holonym | great hall | ||
| 2. | castle (artifact) a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fortification, munition | ||
| Instance hyponym | Balmoral Castle | ||
| Part holonym | donjon, dungeon, keep, turret | ||
| 3. | castle (artifact) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard | ||
| Synonyms | rook | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chess piece, chessman | ||
| Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
| 4. | castle (act) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | ||
| Synonyms | castling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chess move | ||
English verb: castle | |||
| 1. | castle (competition) move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, move | ||
| Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
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