| cast | (noun) the act of throwing dice | Synonyms: roll |
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| (noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) a violent throw | Synonyms: hurl |
| (noun) object formed by a mold | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal | Synonyms: plaster bandage, plaster cast |
| (noun) container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | Synonyms: mold, mould |
| (noun) the visual appearance of something or someone | Synonyms: form, shape |
| (noun) the actors in a play | Synonyms: cast of characters, dramatis personae |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: mold, mould, stamp |
| castanets | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, clappers, finger cymbals |
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| castaway | (noun) a shipwrecked person | Synonyms: shipwreck survivor |
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| (noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home) | Synonyms: Ishmael, outcast, pariah |
| caste | (noun) in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | - |
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| (noun) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | - |
| (noun) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity | - |
| (noun) social status or position conferred by a system based on class | - |
| caster | (noun) a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable | Synonyms: castor |
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| (noun) a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar | Synonyms: castor |
| (noun) a worker who casts molten metal into finished products | - |
| castigation | (noun) verbal punishment | Synonyms: chastisement |
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| (noun) a severe scolding | Synonyms: bawling out, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding |
| casting | (noun) the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | Synonyms: molding |
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| (noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | Synonyms: cast |
| (noun) the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie | - |
| (noun) object formed by a mold | Synonyms: cast |
| castle | (noun) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | Synonyms: castling |
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| (noun) a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack | - |
| (noun) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard | Synonyms: rook |
| (noun) a large and stately mansion | Synonyms: palace |
| castling | (noun) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | Synonyms: castle |
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| castor | (noun) a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) | Synonyms: beaver |
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| (noun) a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable | Synonyms: caster |
| (noun) a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar | Synonyms: caster |
| castrate | (noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | Synonyms: eunuch |
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| castration | (noun) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles | Synonyms: emasculation |
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| (noun) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) | - |
| (noun) the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Synonyms: expurgation |
| castrato | (noun) a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice | - |
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