Meaning Of The Word Castor

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castor
countable noun: Castors are small wheels fitted to a piece of furniture so that it can be moved more easily.

Castor in American English
the mortal twin of Pollux
noun: a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Gemini, the more northerly of the two bright stars in this constellation

castor in American English 1
a beaver
noun: a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery

castor in American English 2
caster (sense 2) caster (sense 3)
noun

Castor in British English
noun: the second brightest star, Alpha Geminorum, in the constellation Gemini: a multiple star consisting of six components lying close to the star Pollux. Distance: 52 light years

castor in British English 1
noun: the brownish aromatic secretion of the anal glands of a beaver, used in perfumery and medicine

castor in British English 2
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