castor

Rolling furniture foot

Castor is a small swiveling wheel attached to furniture legs, allowing heavy pieces to be rolled easily: The couch has castors so we can move it for cleaning.

Also spelled caster.

Castor oil is a thick vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, traditionally used as a laxative and in industrial applications.

A castor is also a small container with holes in the top for sprinkling sugar or spices. (Capitalized Castor is a star in the constellation Gemini.)

plant

shrub

Small woody plant

tropicalOf hot, humid regions
ornamentalFor beauty, not function
leavesTree's photosynthetic organs

poisonous · ricin · perennial · toxicity · fast-growing · palmate · cultivation · greenhouse · seeds · hedging

wheel

swivel

Rotating connection point

furnitureMovable room objects
casterRolling furniture attachment
rollerRotating cylindrical tool

trolley · chair · pivoting · lockable · dolly · mobility · rotation · socket · stem · industrial

oil

seeds

Plant embryos in casings

laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
lubricantFriction-reducing substance
purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation

cold-pressed · emollient · moisturizer · industrial · biodiesel · cosmetics · medicinal · extraction · viscous · hydrogenated

shaker

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

spicePlant-derived food flavoring
condimentFlavor-adding table sauce
sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture

cruet · holes · tableware · pepper · cinnamon

castor

shrub

swivel

seeds

sugar

castor

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