DOWNCASTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

directed downward

Example: a downcast glance

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

filled with melancholy and despondency

Example: gloomy at the thought of what he had to face; gloomy predictions; a gloomy silence; took a grim view of the economy; the darkening mood; lonely and blue in a strange city; depressed by the loss of his job; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; downcast after his defeat; feeling discouraged and downhearted

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine