Definition of cast

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Cast (n.) That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting..

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Cast Iron :: Cast iron () Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc..
Cast :: Cast (n.) Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance..
Dodman :: Dodman (n.) Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster..
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day..
Fortification :: Fortification (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle..
Quip :: Quip (n.) A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe..
Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..
Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
Glance :: Glance (v. i.) To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view..
Horoscopy :: Horoscopy (n.) The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Miscast :: Miscast (n.) An erroneous cast or reckoning.
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
Roughcaster :: Roughcaster (n.) One who roughcasts.
Countercaster :: Countercaster (n.) A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously.
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward..
Alphonsine :: Alphonsine (a.) Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284)..
Inject :: Inject (v. t.) To cast or throw; -- with on.
Castor :: Castor (n.) See Caster, a small wheel..
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