Cast :: Cast (n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.
Cast :: Cast (n.) A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture..
Cast :: Cast (n.) That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm..
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 Steel :: Cast steel () See Cast steel, under Steel..
Cast-iron :: Cast-iron (a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding..
Cast-off :: Cast-off (a.) Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes..
Castalian :: Castalian (a.) Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses..
Castanea :: Castanea (n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
Castanets :: Castanets (n. pl.) Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars..