Castor vs. Caster

Castor vs. Caster — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Castor and Caster

Castornoun

A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

Casternoun

Someone or something that casts

a caster of spells; a caster of stones; a caster of bronze statuary; an online caster of video games

Castornoun

A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.

Casternoun

A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).

Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.

Castornoun

Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).

Casternoun

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

a set of casters
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Castornoun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.

Casternoun

A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.

Castornoun

(mineral) A variety of petalite found in Elba.

Casternoun

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

Castornoun

, especially in its senses

Casterverb

To act as a caster

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Castornoun

A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.

Casternoun

a worker who casts molten metal into finished products

Castornoun

A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, &c.

Casternoun

a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

Castornoun

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

Casternoun

a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable

Castornoun

a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

Castornoun

a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable

Castornoun

a hat made of beaver fur or similar material

Castornoun

type genus of the Castoridae: beavers