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castle vs castling short

castling short vs castle

castle and castling short both are nouns.

castle is a verb but castling short is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
castle Yes No Yes No
castling short Yes No No No
As nouns, castling short is a hyponym of castle; that is, castling short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than castle:
  • castle: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
  • castling short: Castling on the kingside.
Other hyponyms of castle include short castle, short castling, castling long, long castle, long castling.
castle (noun) castling short (noun)
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook Castling on the kingside.
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
a large and stately mansion
castle (verb) castling short (verb)
move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
Difference between castle and castling short

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