castles

Meanings

Noun

• a large and stately mansion
• a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
• interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
• plural of castle

Verb

• move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
• third-person singular simple present indicative of castle

Synonyms

castle, castling, palace, rook