Collocations for "castle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "castle" in context.
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castle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [medieval, ancient, lost, modern] castle
- the [King's, Duke's] castle
- the castle of the [king]
- (thinks he's) king of the castle
- [build, make] a sand castle
- [jump, play] on a bouncy castle
- [siege, storm, attack] the castle
- was seen [entering, leaving] the castle
- a castle in [France]
- a castle on a [rock, hill, cliff]
- (building) castles in the sky
- a man's home is his castle
- the castle in chess
- in the castle [gardens, courtyard, grounds, gates]
- the castle [walls, defenses, garrison]
- castle in [chess, a chess game]
- castled his king
'castle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Wales
- appointment
- battered
- block
- butler
- candle
- chess
- circle
- creepy
- defend
- defended
- defense
- delight
- domestic
- dungeon
- entrance
- ground
- haunting
- home
- keep
- knight
- landmark
- magnificent
- outline
- plush
- raven
- recess
- remain
- restoration
- restore
- rid
- royal
- ruin
- sand
- secluded
- setting
- siege
- spooky
- stealth
- storm
- stronghold
- surrounding
- tower
- ward