| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw aside |
Synonyms: |
boot, bung, chuck, drive, drop, fire*, fling, heave, hurl, impel, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, shed, shy, sling, thrust, toss |
Antonyms: |
catch, gather |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emit, give |
Synonyms: |
aim, bestow, deposit, diffuse, direct, distribute, point, radiate, scatter, shed, spatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, strew, train |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate |
Synonyms: |
add, compute, count, figure, foot, forecast, number, reckon, sum, summate, tot, total |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for activity |
Synonyms: |
allot, appoint, arrange, assign, blueprint, chart, choose, decide upon, delegate, design, designate, detail, determine, devise, give parts, name, pick, plan, project |
| Main Entry: | add |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | simple arithmetical process of increase; accumulation |
Synonyms: |
calculate, cast, compute, count, count up, do addition, enumerate, figure, reckon, reckon up, sum, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote |
| Notes: | ad is short for advertisement while add means 'to join or unite' so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope |
Antonyms: |
subtract |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
Synonyms: |
address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | angle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fish |
Synonyms: |
cast, dangle a line, drop a line |
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select and give a responsibility |
Synonyms: |
accredit, allow, appoint, ascribe, attach, attribute, authorize, cast, charge, choice, commission, commit, credit, delegate, deputize, designate, downlink, download, draft, elect, empower, enroll, entrust, hang on, hire, hold responsible, impute, name, nominate, ordain, pin on, refer, reference, select, slot, tab, tag |
| Main Entry: | build |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | construct structure |
Synonyms: |
assemble, bring about, carpenter, cast, compile, compose, contrive, engineer, erect, evolve, fabricate, fashion, fit together, forge, form, frame, jerry-build, knock together, make, manufacture, model, prefabricate, produce, put together, put up, raise, rear, reconstruct, sculpture, set up, superstruct, synthesize, throw together, throw up |
Antonyms: |
demolish, destroy, dismantle, knock down, raze, ruin, take down |
| Main Entry: | calculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compute or estimate amount |
Synonyms: |
account, add, adjust, appraise, assay, cast, cipher, consider, count, determine, divide, dope out, enumerate, figure, forecast, foretell, gauge, guess, judge, keep tabs, measure, multiply, number, rate, reckon, size up, subtract, sum, take account of, tally, tot, tote up, value, weigh, work out |