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What is the noun for castaway?

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cast
  1. An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.
  2. Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
  3. A group of crabs.
  4. The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
  5. The casting procedure.
  6. An object made in a mould.
  7. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
  8. The mould used to make cast objects.
  9. (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
  10. A squint.
  11. Visual appearance.
  12. The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “His cast of the first stone was frowned upon as he was far from without sin.”
      “This leads to confusion in regards to the philosophical cast of mind of those who vote for the radical candidate.”
      “He was enamored by the lovely cast of her dainty features.”
casting
  1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
  3. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
  4. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
  5. (computing) The act of converting between data types.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The art students perfected their casting techniques by creating intricate sculptures out of bronze.”
      “I examined the intricate details of the ancient bronze casting at the museum.”
      “The actor's casting at the audition was flawless and showcased his exceptional talent.”
caster
  1. Someone or something that casts
  2. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
  3. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “On occasion a slight problem occurs and the spell backfires on the caster and the caster had either killed themselves or killed others near them.”
      “The frame is simple by design but the choice of caster wheel assemblies is critical for proper operation.”
      “Perhaps there's not really much of a demand for self-raising flour and caster sugar on British Saturdays anymore.”
castaway
  1. (nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
  2. A discarded person or thing.
  3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It's a chance to escape the hectic pace of modern day life, but it seems no-one is keen to emulate the original castaway and spend a week on a desert island.”
castmate
  1. Someone with whom one performs together, as a member of a cast
castmember
castability
  1. The quality or degree of being castable.
castful
  1. A group of people making up a theatrical cast.
castable
  1. (engineering) Any substance that can be cast, as in a mould.
castabilities
  1. plural of castability
castmembers
  1. plural of castmember
castables
  1. plural of castable
castmates
  1. plural of castmate
castaways
  1. plural of castaway
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Among them is Riddick, a convicted criminal whom the other castaways put in chains out of fear for what he might do.”
      “Shipwrecked sailors, castaways, and that famous case some time back where a bunch of people were in a plane crash?”
      “The hooks are less obvious, and the tales of castaways and hopeless no-accounts not nearly as prevalent.”
castings
  1. plural of casting
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This is an extremely soft, rich mix of Canadian sphagnum peat moss, earth worm castings, bat guano, pumice and oyster shell lime.”
      “Cast billet can be hot forged, extruded, or machined, and castings can be produced by a variety of foundry techniques.”
      “Zinc alloy castings exhibit clean as-cast surfaces which can be anodized, painted, chromated, polished, brushed or plated.”
casters
  1. plural of caster
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Fishing a groundbait feeder with casters and red maggot he found lots of small fish for a winning 8lb 15 oz net.”
      “We've got steel, the raw material, we've got the forgers, we've got the casters, the benders, the twisters and the fabricators.”
      “Whether the wheels are toed in or out, casters like this are prone to dynamic instability at higher speeds unless additional damping is provided.”
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