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Multi-word Results
cast iron |
an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition. |
cast pearls before swine |
to offer or provide something of value to persons who cannot understand or appreciate it. |
cast steel |
steel shaped by casting rather than rolling or forging. |
cast the first stone |
to be the first to accuse someone of wrongdoing. |
cast-iron |
made of cast iron. [2 definitions] |
fly-cast |
to fish by casting an artificial fly, attached to a light leader, which is in turn attached to a heavy line, with a lightweight, flexible rod. |
plaster cast |
a sturdy rigid covering consisting of gauze saturated in plaster of Paris which is wrapped, when still wet, around a fractured limb or other part to prevent movement during healing. [2 definitions] |
sand-cast |
to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into a mold made of sand. |
the die is cast |
a decision has been made and will not be reversed. |
type-cast |
in printing, to prepare or cast (type). [2 definitions] |
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