castle

/kˈæsəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a large and stately mansion
2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
3. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
4. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

verb

1. move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

Synonyms for castle

• palace
• rook
• castling

Words that rhyme with castle

• facile
• hassle
• gracile
• tassel
• vassal
• astle
• brasel
• brassell
• cassel
• grassel
• grassl
• greencastle
• hardcastle
• hassell
• kasel
• kasell
• kassel
• kastle
• mountcastle
• vantassel
• vantassell
• vassel