n. | 1. | A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. | |||
2. | Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion. | ||||
3. | A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back. | ||||
4. | A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
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v. i. | 1. | (Chess) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: palace |
2. | castle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack | |
3. | ![]() Synonyms: rook | |
4. | castle - interchanging the positions of the king and a rook Synonyms: castling | |
Verb | 1. | castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king |