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undercast en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
    • Undercast is common on Mount Washington.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.

Forms

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undercasts Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

overcast

undercast en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.

Meanings

  1. To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
  2. To throw under or beneath.

Forms

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undercast Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
undercast Tense=Past lexicographic
undercasting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
undercasts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
undercasted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part common, error-unknown-tag, proscribed, sometimes lexicographic
undercasted Tense=Past common, error-unknown-tag, proscribed, sometimes lexicographic