Abb wool () See Abb. |
Cast (imp. & p. p.) of Cast |
Cast (v. t.) To send or drive by force |
Cast (v. t.) To direct or turn, as the eyes. |
Cast (v. t.) To drop |
Cast (v. t.) To throw down, as in wrestling. |
Cast (v. t.) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. |
Cast (v. t.) To throw off |
Cast (v. t.) To bring forth prematurely |
Cast (v. t.) To throw out or emit |
Cast (v. t.) To cause to fall |
Cast (v. t.) To impose |
Cast (v. t.) To dismiss |
Cast (v. t.) To compute |
Cast (v. t.) To contrive |
Cast (v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit |
Cast (v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale) |
Cast (v. t.) To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold |
Cast (v. t.) To stereotype or electrotype. |
Cast (v. t.) To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors |
Cast (v. i.) To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook. |
Cast (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh. |
Cast (v. i.) To consider |
Cast (v. i.) To calculate |
Cast (v. i.) To receive form or shape in a mold. |
Cast (v. i.) To warp |
Cast (v. i.) To vomit. |
Cast () 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth. |
Cast (n.) The act of casting or throwing |
Cast (n.) The thing thrown. |
Cast (n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. |
Cast (n.) A throw of dice |
Cast (n.) That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected |
Cast (n.) The act of casting in a mold. |
Cast (n.) An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person |
Cast (n.) That which is formed in a mild |
Cast (n.) Form |
Cast (n.) A tendency to any color |
Cast (n.) A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage |
Cast (n.) The assignment of parts in a play to the actors. |
Cast (n.) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand. |
Cast (n.) A stoke, touch, or trick. |
Cast (n.) A motion or turn, as of the eye |
Cast (n.) A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold. |
Cast (n.) Four |
Cast (n.) Contrivance |
Cast iron () Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace |
Cast-iron (a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron |
Cast-off (a.) Cast or laid aside |
Cast steel () See Cast steel, under Steel. |
hurl cast | a violent throw |
laying waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
casting cast | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
waste wastefulness dissipation | useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly, if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste, mindless dissipation of natural resources |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
cast roll | the act of throwing dice |
waste permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
wool fleece | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks |
cast casting | object formed by a mold |
cast plaster cast plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
drain drainpipe waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
mold mould cast | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
wool woolen woollen | a fabric made from the hair of sheep |
form shape cast | the visual appearance of something or someone, the delicate cast of his features |
thriftlessness waste wastefulness | the trait of wasting resources, a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste, the wastefulness of missed opportunities |
cast cast of characters dramatis personae | the actors in a play |
barren waste wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, the barrens of central Africa, the trackless wastes of the desert |
dump garbage dump trash dump rubbish dump wasteyard waste-yard dumpsite | a piece of land where waste materials are dumped |
garbage heap junk heap rubbish heap scrapheap trash heap junk pile trash pile refuse heap | an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
toxic site toxic waste area Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
garbage man garbageman garbage collector garbage carter garbage hauler refuse collector dustman | someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse |
wool stapler woolsorter | a person who sorts wool into different grades |
wool stapler | a dealer in wool |
Ravenna grass wool grass Erianthus ravennae | grass often cultivated for its long whiteibbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass |
wool grass Scirpus cyperinus | sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets |
aspidistra cast-iron plant baroom plant Aspidistra elatio | evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves, grown primarily as a foliage houseplant |
cast mold mould stamp | the distinctive form in which a thing is made, pottery of this cast was found throughout the region |
needle blight needle cast leaf cast | a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall |
alloy iron alloy cast iron | cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment |
mineral wool rock wool | a light fibrous material used as an insulator |
cast iron | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
steel wool wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
lanolin wool fat wool grease | a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool, a mixture of fatty acids and esters, used in some ointments and cosmetics |
glass wool | glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool |
body waste excretion excreta excrement excretory product | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
human waste | the body wastes of human beings |
waste waste material waste matter waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
garbage refuse food waste scraps | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
toxic waste toxic industrial waste | poisonous waste materials, can cause injury (especially by chemical means) |
cotton cotton fiber cotton wool | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
high-level radioactive waste | radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed |
low-level radioactive waste | (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) |
radioactive waste | useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed |
Shetland wool | a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands |