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cas·tle C0148700 (kăs′əl)n.1. a. A large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, usually dominating the surrounding country.b. A fortified stronghold converted to residential use.c. A large ornate building similar to or resembling a fortified stronghold.2. A place of privacy, security, or refuge.3. Games See rook2.v. cas·tled, cas·tling, cas·tles v.intr. Games To move the king in chess from its own square two empty squares to one side and then, in the same move, bring the rook from that side to the square immediately past the new position of the king.v.tr.1. To place in or as if in a castle.2. Games To move (the king in chess) by castling.
[Middle English castel, from Old English and from Norman French, both from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]castle (ˈkɑːsəl) n1. a fortified building or set of buildings, usually permanently garrisoned, as in medieval Europe2. any fortified place or structure3. a large magnificent house, esp when the present or former home of a nobleman or prince4. (Fortifications) the citadel and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town5. (Chess & Draughts) chess another name for rook2vb (Chess & Draughts) chess to move (the king) two squares laterally on the first rank and place the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side (castling short) or the queen's side (castling long)[C11: from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum fort]cas•tle (ˈkæs əl, ˈkɑ səl)
n., v. -tled, -tling. n. 1. a fortified, usu. walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. 2. the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval city. 3. a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned stronghold. 4. a large and stately residence, esp. one that imitates the forms of a medieval castle. 5. any place providing security and privacy. 6. Chess. the rook. v.t. 7. to place or enclose in or as if in a castle. 8. Chess. to move (the king) in castling. v.i. Chess. 9. to move the king two squares horizontally and bring the appropriate rook to the square the king has passed over. 10. (of the king) to be moved in this manner. [before 1000; Old English castel < Latin castellum fortified settlement, fortress «*castrelom=castr(a) fortified camp + *-elom (diminutive suffix); see -ule, -elle] Castle any structure or pile of objects more or less in the shape of a castle.Examples: castle of cards (modern); of fine manchet [the finest kind of wheaten bread], 1791; of march-pane [‘marzipan’], 1627.castle
Past participle: castled
Gerund: castling
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| I castle | | you castle | | he/she/it castles | | we castle | | you castle | | they castle |
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| I castled | | you castled | | he/she/it castled | | we castled | | you castled | | they castled |
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| I am castling | | you are castling | | he/she/it is castling | | we are castling | | you are castling | | they are castling |
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| I have castled | | you have castled | | he/she/it has castled | | we have castled | | you have castled | | they have castled |
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| I was castling | | you were castling | | he/she/it was castling | | we were castling | | you were castling | | they were castling |
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| I had castled | | you had castled | | he/she/it had castled | | we had castled | | you had castled | | they had castled |
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| I will castle | | you will castle | | he/she/it will castle | | we will castle | | you will castle | | they will castle |
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| I will have castled | | you will have castled | | he/she/it will have castled | | we will have castled | | you will have castled | | they will have castled |
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| I will be castling | | you will be castling | | he/she/it will be castling | | we will be castling | | you will be castling | | they will be castling |
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| I have been castling | | you have been castling | | he/she/it has been castling | | we have been castling | | you have been castling | | they have been castling |
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| I will have been castling | | you will have been castling | | he/she/it will have been castling | | we will have been castling | | you will have been castling | | they will have been castling |
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| I had been castling | | you had been castling | | he/she/it had been castling | | we had been castling | | you had been castling | | they had been castling |
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| I would castle | | you would castle | | he/she/it would castle | | we would castle | | you would castle | | they would castle |
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| I would have castled | | you would have castled | | he/she/it would have castled | | we would have castled | | you would have castled | | they would have castled |
castleA fortified building, set of buildings, or place.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  castle - a large and stately mansion palacegreat hall - the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainmentmanse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house | | 2. | castle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attackfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen itdonjon, dungeon, keep - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortressturret - a small tower extending above a building | | 3. |  castle - (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboardrookchess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingchess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | | 4. | castle - interchanging the positions of the king and a rookcastlingchess move - the act of moving a chess piece | | Verb | 1. | castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the kingchess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingmove, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" |
castlenoun fortress, keep, palace, tower, peel, chateau, stronghold, citadel, fastness They were given a guided tour of the medieval castle.Castles Aberystwyth, Amboise, Arundel, Ashby de la Zouch, Ashford, Aydon, Ballindalloch, Balmoral, Balvenie, Barnard, Beaumaris, Beeston, Belvoir, Berkeley, Berkhamstead, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blarney, Blois, Braemar, Brodie, Bunraity, Cabra, Caerlaverock, Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Cahir, Canossa, Carisbrooke, Carmarthen, Carrickfergus, Château-Raoul, Cheb, Chillon, Colditz, Conwy, Crathes, Culzean, Darnaway, Dinan, Drum, Dublin, Dunnottar, Dunsinane, Dunstaffnage, Durham, Edinburgh, Eilean Donan, Esterháza, Farney, Forfar, Fotheringhay, Glamis, Harlech, Heidelberg, Herstmonceux, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kilkea, Kilkenny, Killaghy, Kilravock, Lancaster, Leamaneh, Launceston, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Ludlow, Malahide, Monmouth, Otranto, Pembroke, Pendennis, Pontefract, Portlick, Rait, Restormel, Richmond, Rock of Cashel, Rithes, St Mawes, Sherborne, Scarborough, Skipton, Stirling, Stuart, Taymouth, Tintagel, Torún, Trausnitz, Trim, Urquhart, Vaduz, Vincennes, Wartburg, WarwickTranslationscastle (ˈkaːsl) noun1. a large building strengthened against attack. the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle. 城堡 城堡2. (also rook) a piece in chess. (國際象棋的)車 （国际象棋的）车 - Can we visit the castle? → 我们可以参观城堡吗？
- Is the castle open to the public? → 这座城堡对游客开放吗？
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build castles in the skyTo create dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—don't just build castles in the sky.See also: build, castle, skybuild castles in SpainTo create dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—don't just build castles in Spain.See also: build, castle, Spaincastles in the skyDreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. He keeps talking about how he'll move to Los Angeles to be a famous actor, but it's just castles in the sky if you ask me. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—it can't be all castles in the sky.See also: castle, skycastles in SpainDreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. He keeps talking about how he'll move to Los Angeles to be a famous actor, but it's just castles in Spain if you ask me. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—it can't be all castles in Spain.See also: castle, Spaincastle in the airA hope or wish, especially for one's life, that is unlikely to come true. A daydream. I really want to become a famous Hollywood actor, but I realize that it's just a castle in the air and that I shouldn't quit my day job.See also: air, castlean Englishman's home is his castleOne should be the sole person in control of one's home and the happenings there. Primarily heard in UK. I vehemently oppose any laws that dictate how I behave in the privacy of my own home. An Englishman's home is his castle!See also: castle, homebuild castles in the airTo create dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—don't just build castles in the air.See also: air, build, castlecastles in the airDreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding. You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you're going to start your own business—don't just build castles in the air. He keeps talking about how he'll move to Los Angeles to be a famous actor, but it's just castles in the air if you ask me.See also: air, castleking of the castleThe most powerful, successful, or authoritative person in a group or organization. After years of slowly moving up the ranks, Joe finally became king of the castle in his office. This team will be hard to beat, reigning as king of the castle for three years straight.See also: castle, king, ofa man's home is his castleOne should be the sole person in control of one's home and the happenings there. I vehemently oppose any laws that dictate how I behave in the privacy of my own home. A man's home is his castle! I just couldn't stand the way she kept nagging me over the way I behaved in my own house. A man's home is his castle, damn it!See also: castle, homebuild castles in the air and build castles in SpainFig. to daydream; to make plans that can never come true. Ann spends most of her time building castles in Spain. I really like to sit on the porch in the evening, just building castles in the air.See also: air, build, castleman's home is his castleProv. Cliché One can do whatever one wants to in one's own home. Don't tell me not to go around the house in my underwear. A man's home is his castle. I'll play my radio loud if I want to. A man's home is his castle.See also: castle, homecastles in the airAlso, castles in Spain. Dreams about future success, as in Musing about the bestseller list, she was apt to build castles in the air. The first term dates from the late 1500s. The variant, castles in Spain (or chateaux en Espagne), was recorded in the Roman de la Rose in the 13th century and translated into English about 1365. See also: air, castlecastles in the air If you describe someone's plans as castles in the air, you mean that they are not realistic and have no chance of succeeding. `Along the way, I intend to become very rich.' He shook his head in wonder at her. `You're building castles in the air, Anne.' This could be seen as an admission that Carter's election promises were just castles in the air.See also: air, castlean Englishman's home is his castle BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDWhen people say an Englishman's home is his castle, they mean that British people believe they have the right to do what they want in their own home, and that other people or the state should not interfere in their private lives. He clearly holds a view that an Englishman's home is his castle and he is entitled to take any steps necessary to secure that.See also: castle, homebuild castles in the air (or in Spain) have a visionary and unattainable scheme; daydream. The concept was known to St Augustine ( 354–430 ), who uses the phrase subtracto fundamento in aere aedificare meaning ‘build on air without foundation’. Castles in the air has been the version predominant in English since the late 16th century, but castles in Spain , from Old French châteaux en Espagne , was used in the late medieval period and occasionally in more recent times. The form of the saying in Old French, known from the 13th century, may refer to the fact that much of Spain in the Middle Ages was under Moorish control, so any scheme to build castles there was clearly unlikely to succeed.See also: air, build, castlean Englishman's home is his castle an English person's home is a place where they may do as they please and from which they may exclude anyone they choose. British proverbSee also: castle, home(build) ˌcastles in the ˈair (have) plans, hopes, etc. which are unlikely to become reality: They talked about moving to Australia, but they knew they were really only building castles in the air.See also: air, castlean ˌEnglishman’s ˌhome is his ˈcastle (British English) (American English a ˌman’s ˌhome is his ˈcastle) (saying) a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they likeSee also: castle, homecastle
castle, type of fortified dwelling characteristic of the Middle Ages. Fortificationfortification,
system of defense structures for protection from enemy attacks. Fortification developed along two general lines: permanent sites built in peacetime, and emplacements and obstacles hastily constructed in the field in time of war.
..... Click the link for more information. of towns had been in practice since antiquity, but in the 9th cent. feudal lords began to develop the private fortress-residence known as the castle. It served the twofold function of residence and fortress because of the conditions of medieval life, in which war was endemic. The site of the castle was preferably on a defensible height. England and France, in general, did not afford such inaccessible locations as did the Rhine valley in Germany. The Early Castle The castle of W Europe was a Norman creation, an outgrowth of the 10th- and 11th-century mound castle, which consisted of a great artificial mound of earth, the motte, surrounded by a dry ditch, or fosse, and surmounted by a wooden blockhouse and its encircling palisade. Until well into the 12th cent., the only English development was the occasional substitution of a massive masonry keep inside the palisade—a form typified in the Tower of LondonTower of London,
ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares). Now used mainly as a museum, it was a royal residence in the Middle Ages. Later it was a jail for illustrious prisoners.
..... Click the link for more information. . As siegecraft (see siegesiege,
assault against a city or fortress with the purpose of capturing it. The history of siegecraft parallels the development of fortification and, later, artillery. In early times battering rams and bores were employed to break down the walls and gates of a fortified place
..... Click the link for more information. ) was evolved, provisions were made for an aggressive defense. A castle that became the model for many English and Norman castles was the formidable castle built at Arques in Normandy by Henry I of England. A square donjon, or keep, was set against the strong outer walls of masonry; the entrance was protected by a double gate, two flanking round towers, and advanced earthworks. The place enclosed by the outer circuit of walls was usually divided into two courts, or baileys, by a palisade. Subterranean passages made detection of underground forays easy. The Fully Developed Castle In the Middle East the Crusaders developed great castles with double circuits of curving outer walls and towers or turrets to overlook all sections of the wall. The form of these castles had an influence throughout the Continent and the British Isles. Thus early in the 13th cent. the medieval castle, a mixture of Norman, English, and Byzantine elements, reached its full flower, as typified in the Château Gaillard on the Seine in France and in Alnwick and the Conisborough in England. In general, the castle was planned for security; the living quarters were rude, poorly lighted, and without provisions for comfort. Typically, the keep contained the living quarters of the lord and his family, the rooms of state, and the prison cells. Two independent systems of walls, each a fortress in itself, extended around the keep; the sections of the walls were flanked by towers, usually round, and the principal entrance was protected by strong gate towers, the massive gateway, with its portcullisportcullis
, grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed at their lower ends, sliding vertically in the grooved jambs of a fortified portal as a protection in case of assault.
..... Click the link for more information. and drawbridge, and the barbican, or advanced outwork. The defenders operated from galleries at the tops of walls and from the flat roofs of towers, whose battlements were provided with recesses with flaring sides, called embrasures, and openings, or machicolations, for shooting and dropping missiles on the attackers. The fully developed castle was thus marked by successive series of defenses; the fall of the outer works did not necessarily mean the loss of the entire castle. With the use of gunpowder and consequent perfection of artilleryartillery,
originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as opposed to small arms.
..... Click the link for more information. , the castle lost its military importance. The manor house replaced the castle as the residence of the wealthy landowner, but the architectural influence of the castle has persisted even to the present day, when crenelations and towers are still found in country houses and some urban structures. See châteauchâteau
, royal or seignioral residence and stronghold of medieval France—the counterpart of the English castle of the period. In such a fortress, peasants of the surrounding country took refuge during time of war.
..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See S. Toy, History of Fortification from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1700 (1955); W. D. Simpson, Castles in Britain (1966); A. Weissmüller, Castles from the Heart of Spain (1967); W. Anderson, Castles of Europe from Charlemagne to the Renaissance (1971); P. Warner, The Medieval Castle (1972). CastleA stronghold, building, or group of buildings intended primarily to serve as a fortified post; a fortified residence of a nobleman.   Castle a fortified residence of a feudal lord, usually built in a well-protected area (for example, surrounded by water or in the mountains). Access to the donjon (known as the keshk in Middle Asia), the main tower which housed the living quarters and served as the last stronghold of defense, was made difficult by palisades, ramparts, moats, and, later, massive turreted walls. Eventually the walls were surrounded by ramparts and moats over which drawbridges were built. Castles have been preserved in Middle Asia (fifth to eighth century), Armenia (fifth to seventh century), Jordan (eighth century), France (ninth to 11th century), Spain (11th to 14th century), Germany (12th and 13th centuries), and other European countries. The castles’ thick blank walls designed for passive defense create an air of severity. The rectangular plans of these castles, as well as their structural and design features, combine local, Hellenistic, and ancient Roman traditions of defensive architecture in varying proportions. With the transition to active defense, machicoloations for high angle fire were built into the walls and towers (for example, in the 11th- and 12th-century castles of the Crusaders in Syria and Palestine). The lines of the walls pierced by these firing slots lost their regularity and followed the relief of the sur-rounding area. Castles became increasingly picturesque with their expressive three-dimensionality, and they began to blend in with the landscape. Gradually, castles comprised a complex of buildings for defensive, housing, religious, and service purposes; they formed completely self-sufficient units. Examples are the Coucy Castle in France (13th century), the Harlech Castle in Wales (13th century), and the castle in the Mir settlement in Byelorussia (16th century). With the development of artillery, the castle no longer was important as a fortress, becoming more like a palace in composition. The features of castle architecture were preserved, but the trim of the towers and the jagged walls with their embrasures became decorative (for example, the Chateau de Pierrefonds in France, 1390–1420). Castles were ultimately replaced by urban and rural palace-park complexes. REFERENCESVseobshchaia istoriia architektury, vol. 4. Leningrad-Moscow, 1966. Pages 101–105, 397–401.
Fedden, R., and J. Thomson. Crusaders’ Castles. London, 1957.
Tuulse, A. Burgen des Abendlandes. Vienna-Munich, 1958.V. F. MARKUZON What does it mean when you dream about a castle?As a house of royalty, a castle may show reward or honor bestowed to the dreamer in the form of recognition and praise for outstanding achievements. Alternatively, a castle may carry the same connotations as a fort, in which one defends oneself or walls oneself off from others. castleA stronghold; a building or group of buildings intended primarily to serve as a fortified post; a fortified residence of a prince or nobleman. Also see concentric castle.Castle (dreams)A castle in a dream may be symbolic of the “cavern of the heart.” It represents the home of the human spirit (yours) and the natural self. Dreams with castles in them may come from deeper levels of the unconscious, or the collective unconscious. They may represent spiritual transcendence and the mysterious and intangible force that seems to quietly, but firmly, direct our lives. A castle in a dream may also represent feelings of security, protection, isolation or remoteness. You may have a castle dream when you have realized a desire or accomplished a goal. Darkened castles may be symbolic of unconscious or unfocused desires; at times, black castles represent our failures and white, or lighted castles, symbolize achievement and awareness.CASTLE
CASTLE (kas'ĕl), Acronym for carcinoma sharing thymuslike elements.
Cas·tle (kas'ĕl), William B., U.S. physician, 1897-1991. See: Castle intrinsic factor. CASTLE Cardiology
Candesartan Amlodipine Study of Tolerability and Efficacy.
Pathology
Carcinoma showing thymus-like elements. An acronym for a rare indolent tumour that occurs in middle-aged adults. CASTLE is similar to thymic carcinoma of the lymphoepithelioma or squamous cell variety, and thought to arise either from ectopic thymus or remnants of branchial pouches that retain the potential to differentiate along the thymic lines.
Sites
Anterior mediastinum, soft tissues of the neck and thyroid; it ranges from completely benign to malignant.
Prognosis
Rarely metastasises.CASTLE Cardiology A clinical trial–Candesartan Amlodipine Study of Tolerability & EfficacyCASTLE
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Synonyms for castlenoun fortressSynonyms- fortress
- keep
- palace
- tower
- peel
- chateau
- stronghold
- citadel
- fastness
Synonyms for castlenoun a large and stately mansionSynonymsRelated Words- great hall
- manse
- mansion house
- mansion
- residence
- hall
noun a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attackRelated Words- fortification
- munition
- donjon
- dungeon
- keep
- turret
noun (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboardSynonymsRelated Words- chess game
- chess
- chess piece
- chessman
noun interchanging the positions of the king and a rookSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the kingRelated Words |