undercast
undercast noun: an unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
Noun
undercast (countable and uncountable, plural undercasts)
- An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
- Undercast is common on Mount Washington.
- Antonyms:
- overcast
- An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.
Verb
undercast (third-person singular simple present undercasts, present participle undercasting, simple past and past participle undercast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) undercasted)
- To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
- To throw under or beneath.
Antonyms of undercast
Forms of undercast
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | undercasts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | undercasts |
| present participle | undercasting |
| past participle | undercast |
| past | undercast |
| past participle common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimes | undercasted |
| past common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimes | undercasted |
Origin of undercast
From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.
Questions about undercast
- What does undercast mean?
- Undercast means an unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
- What part of speech is undercast?
- Undercast can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of undercast?
- The plural of undercast is undercasts.
Words near undercast in the dictionary
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