castor

castor is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.
2. noun. Castoreum. See Castoreum.
3. noun. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
4. noun. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
5. noun. See Caster, a small wheel.
6. noun. the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
7. noun. Alt. of Castorite
8. noun. type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
9. noun. a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)

   Synonyms: beaver

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

    Synonyms: caster

11. noun. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar

    Synonyms: caster

12. noun. a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

Synonyms

beaver, caster

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in castor:

actors, arctos, castro, costar, ostrca, scrota, tarocs

Common word forms

castors, castores

Words from these letters

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