All castle synonyms
cas·tle
C c noun castle
- fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
- alcazar — any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- donjon — the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.
- stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
- 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.
- palace — the official residence of a king, queen, bishop, or other sovereign or exalted personage.
- manor — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- peel — to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
- citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
- villa — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Doroteo Arango"Pancho Villa") 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
- fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
- mansion — a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- tower — the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
- chateau — A château is a large country house or castle in France.
- bastion — If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
- turret — a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
verb castle
- pay back — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- give and take — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- return the compliment — repay sb's kindness with a kind act
- deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- hook up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.