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mast | castle |

As a pronoun mast

is .

As a proper noun castle is

.

mast

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) mast, from (etyl) , Irish adhmad.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
  • In naval tradition, a mast is a non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those in his command.
    • Derived terms
    {{der3, foremast , mainmast , masthead , mizzenmast , before the mast}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To supply and fit a mast to a ship

    • See also

    (other terms) * boom * crow's nest * flagpole * spar * top, maintop, foretop, mizzentop * tower * column * pole * pylon * tower

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) , from West Germanic; probably related to meat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
  • * 1955 , (Robin Jenkins), The Cone-Gatherers , Canongate 2012, page 162:
    • He would begin to pick up the seed-cases or mast , squeeze each one with his fingers to see if it were fertile, and drop it if it were not.
  • * (rfdate) Chapman
    • Oak-mast , and beech, and cornel fruit, they eat.
  • * (rfdate) South
    • Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.
  • (agriculture, forestry, ecology, of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
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  • * {{quote-book, title=Forest Diversity and Function: Temperate and Boreal Systems, page=28,
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    • Related terms

    * mast cell

    Anagrams

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    castle

    English

    (wikipedia castle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.
  • (chess) An instance of castling.
  • (chess, informal) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
  • (obsolete) A close helmet.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , p. 12,
    • The castle was perhaps a figurative name for a close headpiece deduced from its enclosing and defending the head, as a castle did the whole body; or a corruption from the Old French word casquetel , a small or light helmet.
  • (dated) Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
  • (dated) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.

    • Usage notes

    For the chess piece, chess players prefer the term rook.

    Synonyms

    * (building) fortress, keep

    Derived terms

    * build castles in the air * castellated * castle in the air * ice castle * king of the castle * sandcastle

    See also

    * *

    Verb

    (castl)
  • (chess) To perform the move of castling.
  • (cricket) To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
  • * 2009 , Lightning Bolt blows over Gayle , BBC Sport:
    • And the 23-year-old brought the crowd to their feet when he castled Gayle's stumps, signalling the direction of the pavilion to his friend for good measure.
  • * 2011 , Firdose Moonda, A day for missed hat-tricks , ESPNcricinfo:
    • He bowled Vinay with a with a full, straight ball that castled off stump and then dished up a yorker that RP Singh backed away to and sent onto his stumps.

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