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castle vs residence

residence vs castle

castle and residence both are nouns.

castle is a verb but residence is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
castle Yes No Yes No
residence Yes No No No
As nouns, residence is a hypernym of castle; that is, residence is a word with a broader meaning than castle:
  • castle: a large and stately mansion
  • residence: a large and imposing house
Other hypernyms of castle include hall, manse, mansion, mansion house.
castle (noun) residence (noun)
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook the act of dwelling in a place
a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard a large and imposing house
a large and stately mansion any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
castle (verb) residence (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 residence

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