CASTORS Synonyms

• a grounder that rolls along the infield

• a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

• a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)

• a cylinder that revolves

• a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

• Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers

• pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

• a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

• turn on a pivot

• a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

• a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

• a handwheel that is used for steering

• forces that provide energy and direction

• a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel

• game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in

• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

• change directions as if revolving on a pivot

• wheel somebody or something

• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

• ride a bicycle

• a worker who casts molten metal into finished products

• a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

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

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

• type genus of the Castoridae: beavers