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Sounds | kae'st |
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Rhymes | aghast, amassed, bast / Bast, and 39 more rhymes in aest at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold. |
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Similar to | formed |
Meaning | The actors in a play. |
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Synonyms | cast of characters, dramatis personae |
Member of | company, troupe |
Narrower | ensemble, supporting players |
Broader | gathering, assemblage |
Verbs | cast; cast |
Meaning | Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens. |
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Synonyms | mold, mould |
Narrower | form; matrix; pig bed, pig; sandbox |
Broader | container |
Meaning | The distinctive form in which a thing is made. |
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Examples | "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" |
Synonyms | mold, stamp |
Broader | solid |
Verbs | cast |
Meaning | The visual appearance of something or someone. |
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Examples | "the delicate cast of his features" |
Synonyms | form, shape |
Broader | appearance, visual aspect |
Meaning | Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal. |
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Synonyms | plaster cast, plaster bandage |
Broader | bandage, patch |
Meaning | Object formed by a mold. |
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Synonyms | casting |
Narrower | death mask; engine block, cylinder block, block; life mask |
Broader | copy |
Verbs | cast |
Meaning | The act of throwing dice. |
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Synonyms | roll |
Part of | craps, crap shooting, crapshoot, crap game |
Narrower | natural |
Broader | throw |
Verbs | cast |
Meaning | The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel. |
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Synonyms | casting |
Narrower | bait casting; fly casting; overcast; surf casting, surf fishing |
Broader | fishing, sportfishing |
Meaning | A violent throw. |
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Synonyms | hurl |
Broader | throw |
Verbs | cast; cast |
Meaning | Put or send forth. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
Synonyms | project, contrive, throw |
Narrower | shoot |
Broader | send, direct |
Nouns | cast |
Meaning | Deposit. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" |
Broader | give |
Meaning | Select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" |
Category | performing arts |
Entails | stage, present, represent; film; perform, execute, do |
Narrower | recast; miscast; typecast |
Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
Similar to | cast |
Nouns | cast |
Meaning | Throw forcefully. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Model | They cast the object in the water |
Synonyms | hurl, hurtle |
Narrower | crash, dash; precipitate; sling, catapult |
Broader | throw |
See also | cast anchor |
Nouns | cast; casting |
Meaning | Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | Sam and Sue cast the movie |
Examples | "Who cast this beautiful movie?" |
Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
Similar to | cast |
Nouns | casting; cast |
Meaning | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond |
Narrower | maunder; gallivant, gad, jazz around |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Similar to | stray, err, drift; wander |
Meaning | Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | Did he cast his major works over a short period of time? |
Examples | "cast a bronze sculpture" |
Synonyms | mold, mould |
Narrower | press, press out; recast, remold, remould; sand cast |
Broader | shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge |
Nouns | caster; casting; cast, casting |
Meaning | Get rid of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | shed, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop |
Narrower | shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough; abscise; exfoliate; autotomize, autotomise |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
Meaning | Choose at random. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "cast lots" |
Synonyms | draw |
Broader | move, go |
Nouns | cast |
Meaning | Formulate in a particular style or language. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "She cast her request in very polite language" |
Synonyms | frame, redact, put, couch |
Broader | give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate |
Nouns | cast |
Meaning | Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | vomit, vomit up, purge, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up |
Broader | excrete, egest, eliminate, pass |
Contrary | keep down |