noun
In his next cast, the bowler lightly struck the jack
We invited the cast to a party after the show
She can appreciate the turn of the phrase, the happy cast and flow of the sentence
The Ming vase was copied from a cast. There are not many men of the cast of Crocker
The mare had a cast in her gallop. The pirate had a cast in his left eye
He has a melancholy cast of mind
verb
She tore off the gold necklace and cast it into the lake
He has cast me as the villain in his little drama
The king's death-mask, cast in plaster, was on the floor of the tomb
He was casting about for an excuse to avoid going to the Fordyces' for dinner
The expensive toys had been cast aside and the children were playing with the boxes and wrappings
Jim O'Shea was cast away upon an Indian isle
One's upbringing cannot be cast off like an old overcoat
She was cast out of the house by her mother, who had married a biker
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