cast of thought
1Cast — Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. About a… …
2cast — [[t]kɑ͟ːst, kæ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ casts, casting (The form cast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) N COUNT COLL The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are …
3cast a dark cloud — cast a (dark) cloud see ↑cloud, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑cast cast a (dark) cloud : to cause people to stop trusting something The scandal cast a cloud over his presidency. [=people thought the President did something wrong] …
4cast a cloud — cast a (dark) cloud see ↑cloud, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑cast cast a (dark) cloud : to cause people to stop trusting something The scandal cast a cloud over his presidency. [=people thought the President did something wrong] Several problems have… …
5cast a spell (on somebody) — cast a ˈspell (on sb/sth) idiom to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change or influence sb/sth Main entry: ↑castidiom …
6cast a spell (on something) — cast a ˈspell (on sb/sth) idiom to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change or influence sb/sth Main entry: ↑castidiom …
7thought broadcasting — thought broad·cast·ing (thawt brawdґkast ing) the delusion that one s thoughts are being broadcast to the environment …
8Cast iron — For cookware, see Cast iron cookware. Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) Austenite (γ iron) …
9A cast of the eye — Cast Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.… …
10Renal cast — Cast Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing thrown. [1913 Webster] A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.… …
