Definition of cast

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Cast (n.) The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.

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Half-caste :: Half-caste (n.) One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste parents..
Caste :: Caste (n.) One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse..
Raffle :: Raffle (v.) A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor..
Castor :: Castor (n.) Alt. of Castorit.
Alcayde :: Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast..
Javelin :: "Javelin (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game..
Decastyle :: Decastyle (n.) A portico having ten pillars or columns in front.
Castrato :: Castrato (n.) A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano..
Steered :: Steer (v. t.) To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Lingot :: Lingot (n.) A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr..
Refulgent :: Refulgent (a.) Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams..
Countercast :: Countercast (n.) A trick; a delusive contrivance.
Shedding :: Shedding (n.) The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood..
Amphiscians :: Amphiscians (n. pl.) The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith..
Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To impose; to bestow; to rest.
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Censure; reproach cast.
Capon :: Capon (n.) A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table..
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