undercast
Meanings
noun
- An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
- An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.
verb
- To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
- To throw under or beneath.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.
Antonyms
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