Cast and Roll

Cast

Cast verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: cast a rock into the stream

Roll is a synonym for cast in fling topic. In some cases you can use "Roll" instead the word "Cast" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Roll

Roll verb - Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
Usage example: They rolled from town to town

Cast is a synonym for roll in fling topic. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead the word "Roll" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: rolled, rolling, roller, rollback, rollover

How words are described

good good cast good roll
high high cast high roll
full full cast full roll
long long cast long roll
Other adjectives: complete, regular, original, single, small, actual, entire, real, large, big, huge, major, final.

Common collocations

people cast people roll people
someone cast someone roll someone
turn cast turn roll turn
number cast number roll number
Other words: way, times, attacks.

Both words in one sentence

  • They didn't make it any longer, so each addition to the cast made the lines involving the roll call more cluttered.
  • Depending on the situation, one can roll a lot of dice and hope to quickly cast it, or do so slowly and carefully.
  • Cycle of Revenge Played with by the Girl Genius cast and their Parental Substitutes: the cycle tries to roll on, and is promptly... not exactly broken, more like derailed.
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