upcast
/ˈʌpkæst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
noun
A current of air passed along such a shaft.
noun
A message transmitted via upcasting.
Example Sentences
- "Old Saturn too with upcast eyes Beheld his abdicated skies"
- "When I kissed the jack, upon an upcast to be hit away"
- "for what with the upcast and terror that I got a wee while syne, and what wi' the wee bit taste that I behoved to take of the plottie while I was making it, my head is sair eneugh distressed the night already."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
more upcast (comparative)
most upcast (superlative)
upcasts (plural)
upcasts (present, singular)
upcasting (participle, present)
upcasted (common, error unknown tag)
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
upcast pit
upcast shaft