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1 : one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism

2 : a division of a society based on wealth, inherited rank, or occupation

3 : social position : PRESTIGE

4 : a system of rigid social stratification

Synonyms

class, estate, folk, order, stratum—more at CLASS

cas·tel·lat·ed adjective : having battlements like a castle

cast·er noun 1 or cas·tor : a small container to hold salt or pepper at the table

2 : a small wheel that turns freely and is used to support and move furniture, trucks, and equipment

cas·ti·gate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing : to punish or criticize severely

Synonyms

berate, chew out, dress down, flay, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste, lecture, rail, rate, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, upbraid—more at SCOLD

chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish—more at PUNISH

cas·ti·ga·tion noun : severe punishment or criticism

Synonyms

chastisement, correction, desert, discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath—more at PUNISHMENT

cas·ti·ga·tor noun : one that castigates

Synonyms

carper, caviler, censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold—more at CRITIC

cast·ing noun 1 : CAST 7

2 : something cast in a mold

casting vote noun : a deciding vote cast by a presiding officer to break a tie

cast iron noun : a hard brittle alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon cast in a mold

cas·tle noun 1 : a large fortified building or set of buildings

2 : a large or imposing house

3 : 3ROOK

Synonyms

estate, hall, manor, mansion, palace, villa—more at MANSION

cast–off adjective : thrown away or aside

— cast·off noun

cas·tor oil noun : a thick yellowish oil extracted from the poisonous seeds of an herb (castor–oil plant) and used as a lubricant and purgative

cast out verb : to banish, expel, or drive away (as from a former home or country)

Synonyms

banish, boot, bounce, chase, dismiss, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off, throw out—more at EJECT

cas·trate verb cas·trat·ed; cas·trat·ing : to deprive of sex glands and esp. testes

— cas·tra·tion noun

— cas·tra·tor noun

ca·su·al adjective 1 : resulting from or occurring by chance

2 : occurring without regularity : OCCASIONAL

3 : feeling or showing little concern : NONCHALANT

4 : designed for informal use <~ clothing>

— ca·su·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] accidental, chance, fluky, fortuitous, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting—more at ACCIDENTAL

[2] choppy, discontinuous, erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady—more at FITFUL

[3] apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant, perfunctory, unconcerned, uncurious, uninterested—more at INDIFFERENT

[4] everyday, informal, workaday; also sporty

Antonyms

dressy, formal

ca·su·al·ness noun : the quality, state, or fact of being casual or disinterested

ca·su·al·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : serious or fatal accident

2 : a military person lost through death, injury, sickness, or capture or through being missing in action

3 : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed

Synonyms

[1] accident, mischance, mishap—more at ACCIDENT

[3] fatality, loss, victim; also failure, loser

ca·su·ist·ry noun, plural -ries : specious argument : RATIONALIZATION

— ca·su·ist noun

— ca·su·is·tic or ca·su·is·ti·cal adjective

ca·sus bel·li noun, plural ca·sus belli [ORIGIN: NL, occasion of war]

: a cause or pretext for a declaration of war

1cat noun 1 : a carnivorous mammal long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice

2 : any of a family of animals (as the lion, lynx, or leopard) including the domestic cat

3 : a spiteful woman

4 : GUY

Synonyms

feline, kitty, puss; also mouser; kit, kitten; tabby, tomcat

2cat abbreviation catalog

ca·tab·o·lism noun : destructive metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials

— cat·a·bol·ic adjective

cat·a·clysm noun 1 : a surging flood of water