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caster
[kas-ter, kah-ster]
noun
a person or thing that casts.
a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it.
a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment.
a stand containing a set of such bottles.
a metal container for sugar, pepper, etc., having a perforated top to permit sprinkling; dredger; muffineer.
Automotive.the angle that the kingpin makes with the vertical. Automobiles are usually designed with the upper end of the kingpin inclined rearward positive caster for improved directional stability.
verb (used without object)
(of a wheel) to swivel freely in a horizontal plane.
caster
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
a person or thing that casts
Also: castor.a bottle with a perforated top for sprinkling sugar, etc, or a stand containing such bottles
Also: castor.a small wheel mounted on a swivel so that the wheel tends to turn into its plane of rotation
Other Word Forms
- casterless adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Quid pro quo assumes equality, and equality does not factor into the casting couch, which belongs to the “caster” who controls its use and whatever job opportunity might arise from it.
At 31, he told casters he'd "never experienced love like this before", having been with Anita "every day for a year".
The casters under its antique glass and mahogany case squeaked.
Gold likes casters in flex spaces, because they make it easier to move furniture around.
Using caster sugar or superfine sugar makes a big difference in cakes, like in this Pistachio Cake with Lemon and Rosewater, in which those quick-dissolving properties make easier work of creaming together butter and sugar.
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