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Castor
('k/&/st/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    caster
    source: wordnet30
  • a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    beaver
    source: wordnet30
  • type genus of the Castoridae: beavers(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    genus castor
    source: wordnet30
  • A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • See Caster, a small wheel.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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