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castling

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈka-səl\
    • /ˈkɑː.sl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈka-səl\

Definitions of castling word

  • noun castling the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side 3
  • noun castling (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth. 1

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Parts of speech for Castling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

castling popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for castling

noun castling

  • change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
  • commerce — Commerce is the activities and procedures involved in buying and selling things.
  • network — any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
  • swap — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
  • transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.

verb castling

  • trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
  • bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
  • bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
  • castle — A castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.

Antonyms for castling

noun castling

  • stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

verb castling

  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.

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