noun

1. a violent throw

Synonym: hurl

2. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

Synonym: casting

3. the act of throwing dice

Synonym: roll

4. object formed by a mold

Synonym: casting

5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

Synonym: plaster castplaster bandage

6. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Synonym: moldmould

7. the visual appearance of something or someone

e.g. the delicate cast of his features

Synonym: formshape

8. the actors in a play

Synonym: cast of charactersdramatis personae

9. the distinctive form in which a thing is made

e.g. pottery of this cast was found throughout the region

Synonym: moldmouldstamp

noun

1. a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

verb

1. make dizzy or giddy

e.g. a dizzying pace

noun

1. intense nervous anticipation

e.g. in a fever of resentment

2. a rise in the temperature of the body
frequently a symptom of infection

Synonym: febrilityfebricitypyrexiafeverishness

noun

1. the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)

e.g. her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride

2. a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

e.g. they organized a rescue operation
the biggest police operation in French history
running a restaurant is quite an operation
consolidate the companies various operations

3. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

e.g. the operations in building a house
certain machine tool operations

Synonym: procedure

4. a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

e.g. they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
he died while undergoing surgery

Synonym: surgerysurgical operationsurgical proceduresurgical process

5. (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods

e.g. the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation
they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic

Synonym: mathematical processmathematical operation

6. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

e.g. it was a joint operation of the navy and air force

Synonym: military operation

7. a business especially one run on a large scale

e.g. a large-scale farming operation
a multinational operation
they paid taxes on every stage of the operation
they had to consolidate their operations

8. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
an operation that affects mental contents

e.g. the process of thinking
the cognitive operation of remembering

Synonym: processcognitive processmental processcognitive operation

9. (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

e.g. it can perform millions of operations per second

10. process or manner of functioning or operating

e.g. the power of its engine determines its operation
the plane's operation in high winds
they compared the cooking performance of each oven
the jet's performance conformed to high standards

Synonym: functioningperformance

11. the state of being in effect or being operative

e.g. that rule is no longer in operation

noun

1. frequent and watery bowel movements
can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

Synonym: diarrhoealooseness of the bowelslooseness

noun

1. a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

e.g. the throbbing of the engines

2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

e.g. he felt a throbbing in his head

Synonym: throbpounding