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Definitions: Caster |
CasterNoun1. A worker who casts molten metal into finished products. 2. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "caster" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Mixes slurry, fills molds, and conveys filled molds to drier to cast refractory brick, using mixer, vibrating table, chain hoist, and related equipment: Reads work order to determine product to be cast and bolts specified mold parts together, using impact wrench. Attaches chain hoist to assembled mold and moves mold to vibrating table. Empties premeasured ingredients into mixer according to formula, adds water, and starts mixer. Observes mixture and adds additional water, as required, to achieve prescribed consistency, utilizing acquired experience. Fills bucket with slurry and pours slurry into mold. Presses switch to start vibrating device on table and adds slurry to fill mold as mixture settles during vibration. Draws metal bar across surface of mixture to level casting. Stacks filled molds in drier car, using chain hoist, and pushes loaded car along rail into drier. Sets drier controls to dry castings according to specifications, and pulls drier car from drier at end of cycle. Removes molds from dried products, using impact wrench. Cleans mold parts, using brush. (references) |
| Operates gas-fired furnace to melt nonferrous metal, such as aluminum, magnesium, and zinc, and pours molten metal into molds to form castings of items, such as kitchen utensils, laundry equipment, metal furniture, and power mower housings: Weighs specified amounts of ingots or scrap and loads metal into furnace. Turns valve to regulate temperature in furnace. Verifies specified pouring temperature of molten metal, using pyrometer. Positions and clamps specified mold in holding device. Dips hand ladle into furnace pot and pours molten metal into mold. Observes light on preset timing gauge which indicates metal in mold has solidified. Removes casting from mold with handtools, and examines casting for defects, such as cracks, chips, and missing metal. May transport ladle from furnace to pouring station, using jib or monorail crane. (references) | |
| Casts nonferrous metal into pigs and transports them to storage, using handtools and forklift: Secures hook to eye on bottom of crucible and signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to position crucible and pour metal into stationary molds. Turns handwheel and moves levers to regulate flow of metal from furnace into conveyor molds. Skims slag from surface of pigs into dross buggy, using dross hoe, metal rake, or carbon stick. Installs and changes stencils in automatic stenciler, or stamps identifying information on pigs with hammer and die. Removes pigs from mold, using crowbar, or sets pins and hooks chain for crane to lift pigs from molds. Shovels scrap metal into buggy for return to furnace. Moves pigs to storage area, using forklift. Inserts fire clay on end of rod into taphole to seal furnace. (references) | |
| Casts plaster of paris objects, such as ashtrays, piggybanks, lamps, figurines, and statuary, using prepared molds: Assembles sections of prepared mold and secures them together with cord, clamps, or bolts, and nuts. Dumps plaster of paris into container, adds specified amount of water, and stirs mixture to required consistency to make casting, using spatula. Inserts wires and tubing into mold to reinforce casting when necessary. Pours plaster of paris into mold, shakes mold to distribute layer of plaster of paris on inside of mold and pours off excess mixture. Repeats process after each layer hardens until specified thickness of casting is attained. Disassembles mold, fills holes and defects in casting with plaster of paris, and smooths surface of casting, using scraping tool and sandpaper. (references) | |
| Casts pottery and porcelain ware in plaster of paris molds: Fills molds with slip (semiliquid clay), using hose from slip supply tank, or bucket. Pours excess slip from molds when accumulation of clay around inside of mold opening indicates clay shell inside mold has built up to specified thickness. Changes position of molds to produce uniform shell thickness of irregularly shaped items. Places molds upside down to drain. Trims excess clay from inside mold opening, opens mold, and removes green casting when experience and observation of shell indicate casting is firm enough to handle. Smooths casting surfaces to remove mold marks, using knives and wet sponge, and places castings on boards to dry. May attach handles [HANDLER (pottery & porc.) 774.684-022]. (references) | |
| Controls equipment, such as spray line, oven, conveyor, and winding reel to produce transparent plastic wrapping material from prepared chemical solutions: Opens valves to spray solution from bank of spray nozzles onto moving conveyor. Observes gauges and adjusts controls to regulate oven temperature, spray rate of solution, and conveyor speed to produce sheeting of specified thickness and quality. Examines sheet material and inserts marker in spooled material to indicate defective areas. May control operations from remote-controlled panelboard. May send sample piece of material to laboratory for analysis. May examine thickness and clarity of material, using micrometer and illuminated viewing panel. May operate solvent recovery unit. (references) | |
| Operates one or more centrifugal-casting machines to cast metal parts of costume jewelry: Dusts inside of rubber mold with chalkdust compound to facilitate flow of metal during casting and prevent mold from burning. Fits halves of molds together and places them on mold setting. Places disks under mold to adjust working pressure. Positions metal-pressure plate on mold to level mold on machine. Sets dial for specified pressure and speed of rotation, closes lid, and starts machine. Pours molten metal through funnel into machine, using ladle. Stops machine and removes mold. Separates halves of mold to remove casting, using pliers. May cast wax models of jewelry. (references) | |
| Pours molten metal from ladles into molds to form ingots: Examines molds to ensure that they are clean, smooth, and coated. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to position pouring nozzle of ladle over molds. Pulls lever to lift ladle stopper and allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified height. Replaces defective stoppers, using handtools, sledges, and bars. Signals STEEL-POURER HELPER (steel & rel.) during steel pouring operation to obtain sample of steel for analysis, spray water on filled molds, and cap molds. Removes solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzle, using long bar or oxygen burner. (references) | |
| Casts thermosetting plastic resins in mold to form plastic products: Coats mold sections with parting agents, such as soap, wax, or lacquer, using brush or spray gun. Assembles sections of mold, using C-clamps, nuts, bolts, and wrench. Weighs specified amounts of resin, catalyst, pigment, and hardening agent, using balance scale, and mixes them in container, using mixing machine or paddle. Pours mixture into mold and places mold in oven or water-bath cooker to cure. Removes product from mold, using airhose and handtools. May be designated according to product cast as Foam Caster (nonmet. min.); Foam Molder (clock & watch). (references) | |
| Casts plaster hat-making patterns from sample hat and shapes patterns to specified form and dimensions, using hand knife: Melts and pours thin, even layer of wax over hat to stiffen it. Presses hat into loose sand to create impression that duplicates dimensions and shape of hat. Mixes plaster powder with water and pours it into sand impression to form pattern. Lifts pattern from sand after it hardens. Whittles, cuts, and scrapes plaster from pattern with hand knife to achieve specified form and dimensions, measuring and comparing pattern with hat, using rule and tape. (references) | |
| Casts plaster art objects, such as statuary and plaques, using flexible molds: Assembles mold that consists of inner shell and outer casing. Mixes specified proportions of water and plaster, by hand or using mechanical mixer, and pours mixture into rubber mold. Shakes and squeezes mold to eliminate air bubbles, and smooths plaster mixture at mouth of mold, with spatula. Flexes mold to remove casting, when plaster has set. Places casting in oven to dry. May be designated according to object cast as Plaque Maker (nonmet. min.). (references) | |
| Casts jewelry pieces and ornamental figures for trophies and plaques from molten lead or zinc: Melts zinc or lead alloy bars in kettle. Assembles sections of mold and secures mold with C-clamp. Pours molten metal into mold, using hand ladle. Disassembles mold after specified time and knocks sand from casting, using mallet. Places jewelry piece or figure in tray to cool. (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | CASTER. A cloak. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: CasterSynonym: castor (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Cistern; (store); vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon; demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol; tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen. |
Rotation | Carousel, merry-go-round; Ferris wheel; top, dreidel,teetotum; gyroscope; turntable, lazy suzan; screw, whirligig, rollingstone, water wheel, windmill; wheel, pulley wheel, roulette wheel, potter's wheel, pinwheel, gear; roller; flywheel; jack; caster; centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, bench centrifuge, refrigerated centrifuge, gas centrifuge, microfuge; drill, augur, oil rig; wagon wheel, wheel, tire, tyre. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Caster |
| English words defined with "caster": Countercaster, Cruet stand ♦ Figure caster, Figure flinger. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "caster": CASTER, CASTER HELPER, caster operator, cellular-apoptosis susceptibility protein, compact strip production, COMPO CASTER ♦ glassware finisher ♦ HELPER, SHEAR OPERATOR ♦ KILN-FURNITURE CASTER ♦ LABORER, GENERAL, LEAD CASTER ♦ monotype caster ♦ nozzle shroud ♦ parts caster, hand, pig caster, PLASTER-PATTERN CASTER, pouring tube ♦ sand caster, sidehand, slush caster, snorkle, submerged nozzle, submerged tube, submerged-entry nozzle ♦ type caster ♦ VACUUM CASTER ♦ WARE FINISHER. (references) |
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| "Caster" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.45% of the time. "Caster" is used about 182 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.45% | 181 | 22,953 |
| Adjective (comparative) | 0.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 182 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "caster" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Caster | Last name | 1,000 | 10,379 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "caster": caster oil ♦ caster sugar ♦ Figure caster ♦ pepper caster. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "caster": counter-caster, pepper-caster. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
caster | 1,142 | total locking caster | 65 |
caster realm | 605 | stainless plate caster | 65 |
caster wheels | 297 | plaster caster | 61 |
pneumatic caster | 233 | threaded stem caster | 56 |
ever quest caster realm | 219 | caster pneumatic wheel | 55 |
caster heavy duty | 209 | sugar caster | 55 |
swivel caster | 207 | caster brake | 54 |
eq caster realm | 199 | furniture caster | 50 |
stem caster | 192 | ever quest caster | 41 |
caster stainless | 188 | colson caster | 39 |
stainless steel caster | 182 | caster oil | 36 |
rigid caster | 140 | camber caster gauge | 36 |
industrial caster | 140 | caster relm | 34 |
eq caster | 133 | caster bean | 32 |
steel caster | 110 | shepherd caster | 31 |
wheel caster | 95 | faultless caster | 28 |
locking caster | 92 | albion caster | 26 |
rubber caster | 92 | ball caster | 23 |
caster chair | 83 | hamilton caster | 23 |
caster plate | 74 | camber and caster | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "caster"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shishkë (Castor, douche, phial, vial), rrotëz (Castor, pinion, quill), enëz (Castor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مذرة التوابل, مذرة السكر, حاملة للمذرات, عجلة الكراسي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | колелце, леяр (founder, molder, moulder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "工 (Castor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | cukřenka (sugar basin, sugar bowl), solnièka, pižmo (musk), koleèko (Barrow, hand-barrow, round, wheel, wheelbarrow, wheel-barrow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | caster (wheel caster), styrteboltens haeldning bagover, styreboltenes bagudhældning (wheel caster), stoeberiarbejder (founder, furnace-man, melter, metal tender, smelter, teaser, teazer), stoeber (founder, furnace-man, melter, metal tender, smelter, teaser, teazer), støber, smelter (founder, furnace-man, melter, metal tender, smelter, teaser, teazer), moebelrulle (castor), efterløb (feints, tailings, tails, wheel caster), akselhaeldning. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | caster (wheel caster), naloop (feints, float, float time, slack, tails, wheel caster), meubelrolletje (castor), metaalgieter, kleigieter, gieterij (founding), gieter van gleiswerk en porselein, fuseekanteling (wheel caster), askanteling (wheel caster), achteroverhelling van fuseepen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | nekristalizita sukero (caster sugar, castor sugar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پرتاب کننده , چرخک (Pulley, Trundle, Whirligig), چرخ کوچک , تنگ کوچک ادویه یاسرکه , ستاره اول دوپیکر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kultaharkkojen valmistaja. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | roulette (caster wheel, castor, castor wheel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Laufrolle (castor, guide roller, jockey guide pulley, jockey pulley, roller, sheave, travelling roller), Streuer (Castor, cellar, dredger, shaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάστερ (wheel caster), καρούλι έπιπλου, ρίπτων (pitcher), χύτης ειδών από πορσελάνη, χύτης, τροχίσκοσ (roller, rowel, troche, trundle), τροχίσκος (burr, castor, oral contraceptive, pellet, pill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מבזקת (dredger, shaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | sószóró (Castor, salt, salt cellar, salt shaker, saltcellar), görgõ (Castor, trundle), öntõgép. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | gelindingan (hoop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fonditore (founder, foundryman, furnace-man, melter, metal tender, smelter, teaser, teazer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | キー入力 (ATM card, automatic teller machine, birch sugar, cache, cash, cash card, cash machine, cashbook, cashbox, cashier, cashless, cashless checkless society, cashless society, casserole, cast, Castilian, casting, casting vote, caterpillar, Cathay, chimera, chinoform, Cicero, flexi-teller, hickey, key, kibbutz, kick, kickback, kickboxing, kickoff, kid, kiddie, kiddy, kids business, kimchee, kinesics, kinesiology, kinetic art, kiosk, kip, kiss, kiss-and-ride system, kit, kitchen, kitchen cabinet, kitchen drinker, kitchen programmer, kitchenware, Kitchin cycle, Kitsch, kiwi, kiwi fruit, Korean pickled cabbage, kymograph, lipstick mark, love bite, newscaster, passion mark, quinine, xenon, Xenon arc lamp, Xenon lamp, xylitol), カシミア糸 (cascade, cashew nuts, cashmere, cashmere yarn, casino, casket, castanets, casual, casual look, casual water, casual wear, custard pudding, custom, custom IC, customize, customized car, customized communication, customizer, custom-made, customs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | キャスター (newscaster), カスター . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | "마자 (Castor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | astercay carretilha (castor, roulette), rodízio (Castor, castor wheel, castors, rotation, runner, slip mat, wheel), pimenteiro (Castor, pepper, pepperbox, peppery, salt cellar), moedor-cerâmica, galheteiro (cruet, cruet stand, foundry hand), fundidor-moldador, folga da roda (wheel caster), escalador, arremessador (putter). (various references) creuzet (crucible, melting pot), turnãtor (denunciator, founder, grass, molder, moulder, sneak, telltale), rotiţã (Castor, roller, wheel), aruncãtor (casting, dropper, pitcher, thrower). (various references) литейщик (founder, foundry hand, molder, moulder). (various references) zatur, točkić (rowel), raspoređivač uloga. (various references) castor (beaver, Castor), salero (Castor, salt, salt shaker, saltcellar), ruedecilla de mobiliario, rueda (castor, fillet, gear wheel, impeller, roller, rotor, runner, wheel), fundidor (founder, foundryman, furnace-man, melter, metal tender, smelter, teaser, teazer), espolvoreador (Castor, dredge, dredger, duster, dusting machine), azucarero (Castor, sugar basin, sugar bowl, sugarbowl, sugar-bowl), avance del pivote de la rueda (wheel caster). (various references) trissa (castor, trundle, wheel), kastare (bowler, pitcher), hjul (castor, wheel), gjutare (founder, foundryman). (various references) tuzluk (Castor, salt, salt cellar, shaker), küçük tekerlek, dökme kabı, biberlik (Castor, pepperbox, pepper-castor, shaker). (various references) розподілювач ролей, ролик, шапка з кролячого хутра, коліщатко, вибракуваний кінь, особа, яка веде звітність, обліковець (checker), ливарник. (various references) thợ đúc (moulder), bình đựng muối tiêu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "caster": casters. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "caster": broadcaster, criticaster, forecaster, linecaster, newscaster, sportscaster, telecaster, weathercaster. (additional references) | |
Words containing "caster": broadcasters, criticasters, forecasters, linecasters, newscasters, sportscasters, telecasters, weathercasters. (additional references) | |
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"Caster" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cadstar, caeser, Calster, Camster, canster, canstier, casaer, casear, Casler, casted, castel, casten, castern, castery, casti, castke, Castlerea, Castoro, castr, castra, casture, Catter, Cawte, cazyer, cefter, ceser, cesta, ceste, Chalstrey, cisret, Ciste, cmaster, Coester, Craster, Cra'ster, cuester, kasta, Kastar, kaste, Kaster, katsuru, kester, kister, Kostner, Mcactear, Mcaister, mcmasteri, sagster, scamster, Scrabster. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "caster" (pronounced ka"ster) |
| 5 | k a" s t er | Castor. |
| 4 | -a" s t er | aster, blaster, disaster, faster, Gaster, grandmaster, headmaster, laster, master, oleaster, paster, pastor, pilaster, plaster, raster. |
| 3 | -s t er | adjuster, administer, alabaster, ancestor, banister, bannister, barrister, blister, blockbuster, bluster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, Buster, canister, cannister, cloister, cluster, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, dumpster, duster, Easter, ester, Feaster, fester, filibuster, fluster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, hamster, harvester, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, investor, jester, juster, keister, kiester, lackluster, Leister, Lister, lobster, Luster, lustre, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, molester, monster, muenster, Munster, muster, nester, Nestor, newscaster, oldster, ouster, oyster, pester, pollster, polyester, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, register, requester, rester, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, semester, sequester, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, tester, thruster, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, trimester, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, Wester, youngster, zoster. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: carets, cartes, caters, crates, reacts, recast, traces. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: acres, aster, cares, caret, carse, carte, carts, caste, cater, cates, cesta, crate, crest, escar, races, rates, react, recta, scare, scart, serac, stare, taces, tares, tears, trace. | |
-2 letters: aces, acre, acts, arcs, ares, arse, arts, ates, care, cars, cart, case, cast, cate, cats, ears, east, eats, eras, erst, etas, race, rase, rate, rats. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: actress, canters, carates, carnets, carpets, cartels, carters, casters, cerates, chaster, clarets, coaster, coaters, craters, creates, crestal, cristae, curates, ecartes, nectars, preacts, precast, rachets, raciest, rackets, ratches, recants, recasts, redacts, restack, retacks, scanter, scarlet, scarted, scatter, sectary, spectra, stacker, stearic, tackers, tanrecs, tracers, trances. | |
+2 letters: abreacts, accretes, acerbest, acridest, actressy, agrestic, ancestor, ancestry, articles, backrest, batchers, bearcats, brachets, brackets, cabarets, cabestro, cabresta, cabresto, cadaster, cadastre, canister, captures, cartages, castrate, catchers, caterans, caterers, cateress, centares, centaurs, centrals, ceramist, cerastes, ceratins, chanters, chapters, chariest, charters, chatters, cheaters, cigarets, cisterna, citrates, clatters, clearest, coarsest, coasters, crankest, crassest, cratches, craziest, creatins, creators, cremates, crispate, cristate, cytaster, detracts, ectosarc, enactors, ergastic, erratics, escargot, exacters, exactors, extracts, factures, forecast, furcates, hatchers, hectares, locaters, matchers, matrices, mistrace, outraces, overacts, overcast, paretics, patchers, picrates, postrace, practise, precasts, racquets, ratchets, reactors, reascent, recharts, recheats, recitals, recrates, recusant, redcoats, reenacts, refracts, restacks, retraces, retracks, retracts, sarcenet, scantier, scarcest, scariest, scarlets, scatters, scattier, sceptral, scimetar, scramjet, seacraft, secateur, sectoral, snatcher, spectral, stackers, stancher, starched, starches, sterical, suricate, tacklers, tacrines, teacarts, teachers, terraces, theriacs, thoraces, tracheas, trachles, trackers, traduces, trajects, tranches, transect, treacles, uncrates, watchers, yachters. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376785867184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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