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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: audition
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noun
A manufacturing process using a mold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An object made in a mold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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noun
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of converting between data types.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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verb
present participle and gerund of cast
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: choice, selection, option, pick
noun
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fishing, sportfishing
Narrower terms: bait casting, fly casting, overcast, surf casting, surf fishing
noun
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: molding
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Broader terms: creating from raw materials
noun
object formed by a mold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copy
Narrower terms: death mask, engine block, cylinder block, block, life mask
History
From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.
Across languages
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
