casts

Hurls or molds

Casts is the plural of cast in its noun senses and the third-person singular in its verb senses.

A cast is something shaped by pouring material into a mold—a bronze cast, a plaster cast for a broken limb.

A cast is also the group of actors in a production: The cast takes a bow.

To cast is to throw, project, or assign: cast a fishing line, cast a shadow, cast a vote, cast an actor in a role.

She casts doubt on his story.

The foundry casts engine blocks.

fishing

rod

Thin rigid stick

  • reelWinding cylinder or dance
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • lureThing that tempts

fly · bait · angler · spin · drift · overhead · sidearm · distance · accuracy · retrieve

molding

mold

Form-giving container

resin · metal · statue · foundry · replica · impression · shape · form · die · matrix

medical

plaster

Wall-coating paste

broken bone · immobilization · orthopedic · healing · brace · sling · waterproof · removal · itching · recovery

theatrical

actors

Those playing roles

company · roles · characters · audition · rehearsal · stage · director · drama · comedy · understudy

throwing

throw

Propel by arm motion

  • tossLight, casual throw
  • hurlThrow with great force
  • flingForceful toss, or tryst

pitch · scatter · direct · project · dice · lots · stones · net · seeds · disperse

broadcasting

television

Broadcast viewing device

  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • podcastEpisodic digital audio series
  • streamingReal-time digital delivery

live · airwaves · network · simulcast · transmission · anchor · newscast · telecast · webcast · rebroadcast

Categories
Opposites
throwing/projecting

castscatches

Seizes in motion

reels in · retrieves · gathers · collects · receives

shedding/releasing

castskeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · grows · holds · gathers · accumulates

assigning roles (theater/film)

castsfires

Discharges from employment

dismisses · cuts · rejects · drops · releases

Phrases
Family

cast, casting, overcast, recast, caster, recasting, recasts, casters, miscast

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G