 English vocabulary word of the day, cast, from espressoenglish.net. First let's work on the pronunciation. The C sounds like in cat, cup, and cum. The letter A has the A sound, like in hat, pass, and back. And the final ST sounds like in fast, list, and must. Say the word after me, cast. The word cast refers to the hard plaster covering put around a broken bone. It keeps the bone stable without moving until it can get better. For example, she had to wear a cast on her leg for six weeks. In the picture, the girl is wearing a white cast on her leg, and she is walking with the help of two crutches. The word cast also refers to the group of actors in a movie, TV show, or play. Cast refers to the actors and actresses. The people working in technical areas are called the crew. Cast is also a more formal, old-fashioned word for throw. For example, the man cast a stone into the river. Cast is also used for throwing the fishing line out into the water. A few expressions with the word cast include cast doubt on, cast some light on, and cast a shadow over. To cast doubt on something means to cause something to appear false or untrue. For example, the new evidence casts doubt on the truth of the suspect's alibi. A suspect is a person who may have done a crime. And an alibi is the person's story about where they were and what they were doing when the crime occurred. So in this sentence, there's some new evidence which casts doubt on the suspect's story. It makes the suspect's story appear false. The expression cast some light on means to clarify or reveal information to help people understand something. For example, the consultant was able to cast some light on the process for registering a new business. That's a complicated process and it's difficult to understand, but the consultant cast some light on it, meaning he made it easier to understand. Finally, cast a shadow over means to fill a place with sadness or a strong negative emotion. For example, the accidental death of an athlete cast a shadow over the whole competition. Someone died, an athlete died, and it filled the area and the atmosphere of the competition with sadness. Our month of Word of the Day is almost over, but you can continue learning in the vocabulary builder course. Click the link in the video to take some free sample lessons, and go to espressoenglish.net to sign up for the course.