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caster

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Noun

  1. Someone or something that casts.
  2. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
  3. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
  4. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
  5. The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

Verb

  1. To act as a caster

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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