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casts of thousands

casts of thousands is the plural of cast of thousands.

Meaning of cast of thousands

Noun

cast of thousands (plural casts of thousands)

  1. (idiomatic) A large number of people in one place or carrying out one action.
    • For Apocalypse Now (above), Francis Ford Coppola reinvented the Vietnam War with the proverbial cast of thousands.1977, James Monaco, How to Read a Film - The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media, page 15

Questions about casts of thousands

What is casts of thousands the plural of?
Casts of thousands is the plural of cast of thousands.

Words near casts of thousands in the dictionary

  1. casts caution to the wind
  2. casts down
  3. casts in someone's teeth
  4. casts light on
  5. casts loose
  6. casts of thousands
  7. casts off
  8. casts oil on troubled waters
  9. casts on
  10. casts one's bread upon the waters
  11. casts one's mind back

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