Vocabulary : Castigating to Castle

Castigating : of Castigate
Castigation : Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. ;; Emendation; correction.
Castigator : One who castigates or corrects.
Castigatory : Punitive in order to amendment; corrective. ;; An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket.
Castile soap : A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above-described soap.

Castilian : An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain. ;; The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.
Castillan : Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.
Casting : of Cast ;; The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. ;; The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. ;; That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting. ;; The warping of a board. ;; The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
Cast-iron : Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
Castle : A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. ;; Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion. ;; A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back. ;; A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook. ;; To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.

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