to castle

Examples

• All

• He needed to castle while he could.

  Blog text (26)

• What about it did you want to castle?

  Fiction book (1998)

• May I suggest you castle him?

  The Three Musketeers (2011)

• Makes it difficult for him to castle.

  Queen of Katwe (2016)

• Developing a piece, getting closer to being able to castle, and threatening the enemy piece sounds pretty good to me!

  Blog text (26)

• He tried to castle when I had him checked.

  Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

• Thus, an example of the first kind might be "A bishop moves on the diagonals" and of the second, "You should really castle when in that position."

  Academic text (1999)

• I wanted to set a story about a working mom and her rebellious daughter that contemporary parents and their kids could relate to, but in a world full of magic and beauty that could stand out from the usual pink and purple pointy-castled princess movies.

  Blog text (27)

• III crusty borax castles white against black ants. Black velcro shoes of net for walking rocks to the bottom.

  Fiction book (1993)

• It's vital to castle early in the game to protect your king from threats.

Idioms

K

king of the castle

• Informal

1 7.0

A person who has most power and control in a place

C

castle in the air

• Informal

1 8.2

An idea or plan that is unrealistic and unlikely to happen

C

castle in Spain

• Archaic

9.9

A hope or plan that sounds nice but is unlikely to happen

Compounds

A

air castle

• Informal

9.9

A dream that is not likely to come true

B

Balmoral Castle

6.2

A large castle in northeast Scotland where the British king or queen lives privately

L

long castle

• Jargon

5.5

Move the king two squares toward the queen's side and put the rook next to it

S

short castle

• Jargon

7.5

To move the king two squares toward its rook and put that rook beside the king

W

worm castle

• UK

7.2

A container where worms turn kitchen scraps into soil for plants

Surface Forms

Etymology