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Type Words
Synonyms casting
Type of fishing, sportfishing
Has types surf fishing, surf casting, bait casting, overcast, fly casting
Type Words
Synonyms form, shape
Type of appearance, visual aspect


the delicate cast of his features.
Type Words
Synonyms couch, frame, put, redact
Type of word, phrase, give voice, articulate, formulate


She cast her request in very polite language.
Type Words
Synonyms cast of characters, dramatis personae
Type of gathering, assemblage
Has types ensemble, supporting players
Type Words
Synonyms hurl
Type of throw
Type Words
Synonyms mold, mould
Type of container
Has types sandbox, form, matrix, pig, pig bed
Type Words
Synonyms roll
Type of throw
Has types natural
Type Words
Synonyms mold, mould
Type of work, mould, forge, form, shape, mold
Has types press out, recast, remold, remould, press, sand cast
Derivation casting, caster


cast a bronze sculpture.
Type Words
Synonyms drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
Type of go, locomote, move, travel
Has types jazz around, gad, gallivant, maunder
Verb group drift, wander, err, stray
Type Words
Synonyms contrive, project, throw
Type of send, direct
Has types shoot


cast a spell.
cast a warm light.
Type Words
Synonyms cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off
Type of remove, take, withdraw, take away
Has types shed, exfoliate, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, autotomise, autotomize, abscise
Type Words
Synonyms casting
Type of copy
Has types cylinder block, block, life mask, engine block, death mask
Type Words
Synonyms plaster bandage, plaster cast
Type of patch, bandage
Type Words
Synonyms hurl, hurtle
Type of throw
Has types precipitate, dash, bowl, catapult, crash, sling
Derivation casting
Type Words
Synonyms mold, mould, stamp
Type of solid


pottery of this cast was found throughout the region.
Type Words
Synonyms barf, be sick, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
Type of eliminate, pass, egest, excrete
Type Words
Synonyms draw
Type of go, move


cast lots.
Type Words
Type of designate, depute, delegate, assign
Derivation casting


Who cast this beautiful movie?.
Type Words
Type of give


cast a vote.
cast a ballot.
Type Words
Type of designate, assign, depute, delegate
Has types miscast, recast, typecast


He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona.

Examples of cast

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They should really run an article on the cast members that work that attraction.
From the orlandosentinel.com
There is a pinkish cast to the porous stone it is carved from, suggesting flesh.
From the sacbee.com
We meet once a month to monitor the habitat, remove weeds, and cast native seed.
From the ocregister.com
Large nets could be cast to capture the geese, but that would cost about $6,000.
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There may be no greater compliment from a musician than to cast aside that name.
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These tall tales, with their tight, soft focus on America, cast their own spell.
From the washingtonpost.com
The first major economic report of 2008 cast a gloomy shadow on the coming year.
From the forbes.com
Phillips said he isn't worried about the cast affecting Trevathan's performance.
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The show was outstandingly funny with an amazing cast that worked well together.
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More examples
  • The actors in a play
  • Project: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
  • Deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
  • Mold: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
  • Select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
  • The distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
  • A bow's cast is the distance it can shoot an arrow in archery.World Book Encyclopedia, 1972.
  • The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) is an experiment in astroparticle physics to search for axions originating from the Sun. The experiment, sited at CERN in Switzerland, came online in 2002 with the first data-taking run starting in May 2003. ...
  • Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson (backing vocals, bass) after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split. ...