Definition of cast

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Cast (n.) Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp..

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Turn :: Turn (n.) Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation..
Jonah :: "Jonah (n.) The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious..
Air Hole :: Air hole () A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole..
Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot..
Wastrel :: Wastrel (n.) Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc..
Castle :: Castle (n.) Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion..
Discard :: Discard (v. t.) To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away..
Magi :: Magi (n. pl.) A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To throw or cast with a pushing motion overhand, the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight..
Leer :: Leer (v. i.) To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look..
Air Bladder :: Air bladder () A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.
Pariah :: Pariah (n.) One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste..
Poll :: Poll (n.) The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll..
Brahmin :: Brahmin (n.) A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
Home :: Home (n.) A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul..
Sarcastical :: Sarcastical (a.) Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting..
Upbraid :: Upbraid (v. t.) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed..
Downcast :: Downcast (n.) Downcast or melancholy look.
Deepen :: Deepen (v. i.) To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens..
Moult :: Moult (v. t.) To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed..
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