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castle vs long castling

long castling vs castle

castle and long castling both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
castle Yes No Yes No
long castling Yes No No No
As nouns, long castling is a hyponym of castle; that is, long castling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than castle:
  • castle: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
  • long castling: castling on the queenside.
Other hyponyms of castle include castling short, short castle, short castling, castling long, long castle.
castle (noun) long castling (noun)
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook castling on the queenside.
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) long castling (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 long castling

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