castor

Examples

• All

• She filled the castor with powdered sugar before setting the table.

• Please pass the castor so I can dust my pancakes with sugar.

• The ornate silver castor added elegance to the dessert course.

• The chef used a castor to add just the right amount of sugar.

• She sprinkled powdered sugar from the castor onto her dessert.

• The chef used a castor to add a fine layer of sugar to the cakes.

• He filled the castor with cinnamon to top his morning coffee.

Synonyms

P

pepper shaker

vscastor

6 1.2

A small container with holes in the top for sprinkling ground pepper

is used for sprinkling fine powdered substances rather than ground spice

C

caster

vscastor

• UK

1 8.1

A small container with holes for sprinkling sugar or spices

is the identical term spelled with a different vowel

Compounds

C

castor oil

5 3.4

A pale yellow oil from castor seeds that people use to treat constipation and to make paints and varnishes

C

castor bean

1 7.4

A poisonous seed from a plant that people turn into oil

C

castor bean plant

1 7.0

A large tropical shrub with big hand-shaped leaves and spiny seed pods that give seeds used to make castor oil

C

castor-oil plant

1 7.7

A large tropical bush with wide leaves that has seeds used for castor oil and contains a poison called ricin

C

castor sugar

• UK

1 3.4

A very fine sugar bakers use for baking and sprinkling

C

Castor fiber

• Specialized

9.0

A large beaver that lives in and near rivers in Europe and northern Asia

Surface Forms

Etymology