Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-cast
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.

verb

To throw under or beneath.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

undercasts (plural) undercasts (present, singular) undercasting (participle, present) undercasted (common, error unknown tag)

Antonyms

overcast

Questions

What does undercast mean?
An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
Where does undercast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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