Cast
Cast verb - Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.
Usage example: cast a bronze sculpture
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
How words are described
| old | old cast | old work |
| good | good cast | good work |
| usual | usual cast | usual work |
| complete | complete cast | complete work |
| Other adjectives: regular, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, extensive, great, main, new, major, final, less, last, different, older, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This is often blamed on the cast concentrating on characters from their stand-up instead of doing ensemble work.
Source: Amateur Cast - To qualify for this, a significant percentage of the work's main cast, including recurring, named supporting cast, has to change.
Source: Long-Runner Cast Turnover -
For example, a work where the cast comprises the entire student body of a mixed-sex school, yet females are more than two thirds of the students, is an improbably female cast.
Source: Improbably Female Cast
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