caster
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caster
a small wheel on a swivel: The grand piano was on casters.
Not to be confused with:
castor – a bean and the oil derived from it: Castor beans are very toxic and should not be eaten.
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cast·er
(kăs′tər)n.
1. One that casts: a caster of nets.
2. also cas·tor (kăs′tər) A small wheel on a swivel, attached under a piece of furniture or other heavy object to make it easier to move.
3. also castor
a. A small bottle, pot, or shaker for holding a condiment.
b. A stand for a set of condiment containers.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
caster
(ˈkɑːstə)n
1. a person or thing that casts
2. (Cookery) Also: castor a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles
3. (Furniture) Also: castor a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
cast•er
(ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər)n.
1. a person or thing that casts.
2. a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it.
3. a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment.
4. a stand for such bottles.
5. a container for sugar, pepper, etc., having a perforated top.
6. the angle that a car's kingpin makes with the vertical.
Also, castor (for defs. 2–5). [1300–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
caster
- A container with holes in the top for sprinkling something like sugar or pepper.See also related terms for holes.
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Noun | 1. | caster - a worker who casts molten metal into finished products worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
2. | caster - a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar shaker - a container in which something can be shaken | |
3. | caster - a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable roller - a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) |
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Translations
سُكَّر ناعِم مَرْشوش
práškový
smáhjólstrásykur
pūdercukursskritulis
pudra şekeri
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
caster
[ˈkɑːstər] = castorcaster sugar n (British) → sucre m semoulecaste system n → système m des castesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
caster1
(ˈkaːstə) : caster sugar fine sugar used in baking etc.
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