NOUN | object | Castor, Alpha Geminorum | a multiple star with 6 components |
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artifact | castor, caster | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar | |
artifact | castor, caster | a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable | |
artifact | castor, beaver | a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) | |
animal | Castor, genus Castor | type genus of the Castoridae |
Sounds | kae'ster | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | A multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux. | |
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Synonym | Alpha Geminorum | |
Instance of | multiple star | A system of three or more stars associated by gravity |
Member of | Gemini | A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic |
Spanish | Alpha Geminorum |
Meaning | A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar. | |
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Synonym | caster | |
Broader | shaker | A container in which something can be shaken |
Meaning | A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable. | |
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Synonym | caster | |
Broader | roller | A small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) |
Spanish | ruedecilla | |
Catalan | rodeta |
Meaning | A hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material). | |
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Synonym | beaver | |
Broader | fur hat | A hat made of fur |
Spanish | sombrero de castor | |
Catalan | barret de castor |
Meaning | type genus of the Castoridae: beavers. | |
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Synonym | genus Castor | |
Member of | Castoridae, family Castoridae | beavers |
Members | beaver | large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail |
Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
Spanish | Castor, castor, género Castor, genus castor | |
Catalan | Castor, castor, genus castor |
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