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Castor

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Noun

1. alpha geminorum, castor

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

2. caster, castor

a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

3. caster, castor

a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable

4. beaver, castor

a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)

5. castor, genus castor

type genus of the Castoridae: beavers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Castor

see synonyms of castor
noun
1. 
the brownish aromatic secretion of the anal glands of a beaver, used in perfumery and medicine
2. 
the fur of the beaver
3. 
a hat made of beaver or similar fur
4.  a less common name for beaver (sense 1)
noun
a variant spelling of caster (sense 2), caster (sense 3)
noun
1. 
the second brightest star, Alpha Geminorum, in the constellation Gemini: a multiple star consisting of six components lying close to the star Pollux. Distance: 52 light years
2. classical mythology Castor and Pollux

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Castor

see synonyms of castor
noun
1.  Classical Mythology
the mortal twin of Pollux
see also Dioscuri
2. 
a multiple star, actually the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini although it is considered the twin of Pollux: magnitude, 1.6
noun
1.  Rare
a beaver
2. 
a sexual gland of the beaver containing a strong-smelling, oily substance used as a scent in trapping and in making perfumes
: also casˈtoreum (kæsˈtɔriəm ; kastôrˈēəm)
3. 
a hat of beaver or rabbit fur
noun
caster (sense 2) caster (sense 3)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Castor

see synonyms of castor
n.
1. An oily, brown, odorous substance obtained from glands in the groin of the beaver and used as a perfume fixative. Also called castoreum.
2. A hat made of beaver fur or an imitation.
3. A heavy wool fabric used especially for overcoats.
n.
Variant of caster.
n.
1. One that casts: a caster of nets.
2. also cas·tor (kăstər) A small wheel on a swivel, attached under a piece of furniture or other heavy object to make it easier to move.
3. also castor
a. A small bottle, pot, or shaker for holding a condiment.
b. A stand for a set of condiment containers.
n.
1. Greek Mythology One of the Dioscuri.
2. A binary star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 46 light years from Earth and of roughly equal brightness with Pollux.

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