Synonyms for castor

Most common

wheel · shaker · cruet · castorite · casterwheel

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

Related words

Word family

castorette castoreum

Phrases

castor bean castor oil plant castor bean tick castor oil castor oil bean

Other spellings

caster US

Forms

Plural

castors → beavers, castoreums, wheels, shakers…

Example sentences

• wheel Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
• shaker Excuse me, can you pass me the salt shaker?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

wheel¹, cruet

6 letters

beaver², shaker²

9 letters

castoreum, castorite

11 letters

casterwheel

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beaver² = 2 syllables).