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castaways

castaways is the plural of castaway.

Meaning of castaway

Noun

castaway (plural castaways)

  1. A shipwrecked sailor.
    • Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway.
  2. A discarded person or thing.
    • This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash.
  3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
    • These homeless people are society's castaways.

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Questions about castaways

What is castaways the plural of?
Castaways is the plural of castaway.

Words near castaways in the dictionary

  1. castanoside
  2. castanosides
  3. castanospermine
  4. castasterone
  5. castaway
  6. castaways
  7. castaxanthin
  8. castcest
  9. caste
  10. caste system
  11. caste-ridden

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