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cast

cast

378 2.9
A group of actors who perform in a play or film
  • noun
  • /kæst/
: reparto
  • The cast of the musical performed brilliantly in front of a sold-out audience.
  • cast members
  • the supporting cast
  • a star-studded cast

Hey, Siri, who's the cast of Hey Siri?

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Examples

  • I'm here with the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.

  • Tonight, my guests are the cast of HBO Succession.

  • So this is when the cast found out about our kiss.

  • So do you still speak to any of your cast from your season?

  • First cast meeting is tomorrow!

  • One of the actors in the cast kind of looked out for her.

  • Is she going out with anybody in the cast?

  • How was it working with this cast of strong legendary actors?

  • The applause for each number was deafening, and the cast received a thunderous standing ovation.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • During the rehearsal, the director praised the entire cast for their dedication and teamwork.

Synonyms

company
vscast
101 3.5

A group of actors, dancers, or other performers who work together

means just the actors who perform in a single production
ensemble
vscast
53 5.3

A group of musicians, singers, dancers, or actors who perform together, often supporting the main performers

means the whole group performing in a production, not just a unit
troupe
vscast
37 4.4

A group of people who act or dance together

applies specifically to those acting in one staged production
theater company
vscast
  • US
21 2.7

A group of people who put on plays for an audience

refers to the performers in one production rather than the whole organization
17 3.4

A group of actors who perform in a play or film

is the shorter, more common way to say this
dramatis personae
vscast
  • Literature
1 9.5

A list of the characters in a play, often on the first page

refers to the actual people performing rather than the written list

Idioms

Make a person, event, or situation seem less happy and less hopeful

8 7.7

To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault

To look in more places to find someone or something

Make a meeting or event feel gloomy and sad

1 9.5

To give something valuable to people who do not appreciate it

Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later

Fixed and not able to be changed

Make people feel uneasy, disappointed or uncomfortable

To hurt someone by reminding them of an embarrassing thing they did

To add up the money someone gets and spends to find the total

Compounds

cast iron
  • Specialized
29 3.7

A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds

A group of actors who perform in a play or film

plaster cast
  • Specialized
5 3.1

A hard shell of plaster that keeps a broken bone still while it heals

2 4.5

A thing, often clothing, that someone has thrown away

A group of actors who are mostly white

A very hardy houseplant that has long green leaves and needs little care

needle cast
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A disease of pine and spruce trees that makes their needles turn brown and fall early

alloy cast iron
  • Specialized
6.0

A type of cast iron made by adding other metals to make it stronger and resist wear

9.9

A disease of evergreen trees like pines that makes their needles fall early

soft-cast steel
  • Specialized
5.1

Steel with very little carbon that is easy to shape

How Large

company
101 3.5
chorus
65 2.6
cast
378 2.9
to troupe
1 6.0
ensemble
53 5.3

Surface Forms

cast singular
casts plural

Etymology

Cast as the group of actors comes from the verb cast meaning 'to put people into parts', so the cast is simply the people who were 'cast' into the roles. That's why the cast is all the actors in a show.