Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cast about; make a circuit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To cast about; to consider; to ponder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, intransitive To
cast about; make acircuit ;travel around (a place). - verb transitive, intransitive To
consider ,ponder . - verb To
hunt ,search for the spoor,explore ,seek ,sniff around. - verb To
surround ,encircle ,beset ;umbeset , circle around. - verb To
bind ,tie up . - verb To
cast a shadow,cover with a shadow, shade
Etymologies
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From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast.
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Examples
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And so when the hind came to the well, for heat she went to soil, and there she lay a great while; and the dog came after, and umbecast about, for she had lost the very perfect feute of the hind.
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And so when the hind came to the well, for heat she went to soil, and there she lay a great while; and the dog came after, and umbecast about, for she had lost the very perfect feute of the hind.
reesetee commented on the word umbecast
(Obsolete) To surround; encircle.
December 2, 2008
sionnach commented on the word umbecast
rumbecast: befuddled by drink
drumbecast: deafened by the percussion section
numbecast: befuddled to the point of paralysis
dumbecast: nonplussed
mumbecast: in thrall to one's mother (think Psycho)
bumbecast: stopped in one's tracks by a pretty derriere
klumbecast: addicted to Project Runway
crumbecast: will do anything for streusel
feefifofumbecast: surrounded by giants
gumbecast: Oops! Pokey's friend has broken a "limb"
plumbecast: infatuated with Joe the ....
scrumbecast: enthusiastic about rugby
sumbecast: arithmetically gifted
thumbecast: having had one's digits broken by gangsters for late payment of a gambling debt
slumbecast: trapped in the inner city
wumbecast: crouched in a fetal position
yumbecast: in a state of ecstasy brought on by food of the utmost deliciosity
zumbecast: surrounded by a swarm of bees
December 2, 2008
whichbe commented on the word umbecast
Hahaha, holy shit.
December 2, 2008
bilby commented on the word umbecast
Hey, this looks like a fun game! May I play too?
December 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word umbecast
It's listworthy.
December 2, 2008
sionnach commented on the word umbecast
bilby: Looks like umbewhile and umbestound are still unvarnished. Not to mention umberty. Should be some possibilities there.
December 2, 2008
reesetee commented on the word umbecast
Yes, I was having an umbelievable time listing "umbe" words yesterday. :-)
December 2, 2008
AnWulf commented on the word umbecast
(a) Hunt. To search for the spoor, explore; -- used of either the hunter or the hound; ~ abouten, of the hunter: cast about, explore; of the hound: sniff around;
(b) to search (a place) thoroughly; also, hunt. seek (the quarry);
(c) to surround (sb., sth., a place), encircle, beset; of a bird: circle around (an area);
(d) to bind (sth.) with cords, tie up;
(e) to cover (sb.) with a shadow, shade; -- used fig.
October 29, 2011