Associations to the word «Castaway»

Wiktionary

CASTAWAY, adjective. Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
CASTAWAY, adjective. Shipwrecked.
CASTAWAY, noun. (nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
CASTAWAY, noun. A discarded person or thing.
CASTAWAY, noun. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

Dictionary definition

CASTAWAY, noun. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
CASTAWAY, noun. A shipwrecked person.

Wise words

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