[{"word":"castles","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An instance of castling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A close helmet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The wicket.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["fortress"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To house or keep in a castle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To protect or separate in a similar way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["castellate","incastellate","fortify"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/castle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/castles"]}]