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casting noun

  /ˈkastɪŋ/ , /ˈkæstɪŋ/ , /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ , /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/
  • A manufacturing process using a mold.
 valaminen

cast verb

  /kast/ , /kæst/ , /kɑːst/
  • To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]
 valaa
  • To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
 heittää, aikoa, antaa ääni, heittää menemään, heittää pois, paiskata
  • (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
 antaa rooli, jakaa roolit, roolittaa, valita näyttelijät
  • To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). [from 19th c.]
 antaa ääni, äänestää
  • (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent. [from 18th c.]
 hakea vainu
  • To throw down or aside. [from 15th c.]
 heittää, heittää menemään, heittää pois
  • To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
 heittää, langettaa
  • (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18th c.]
 heittää, laskea, muuntaa, uistella
  • To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). [from 13th c.]
 katsella, katsoa, suunnata katseensa
  • (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). [from 14th c.]
 laatia
  • To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
 langettaa (kirous), loihtia, loitsia, lukea (loitsu), taikoa
  • (dated, _, except in, _, accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. [from 14th c.]
 laskea yhteen
  • (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
 lastoittaa
  • (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. [from 15th c.]
 luoda, pudottaa karvansa
  • (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
 luodata
  • (archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry. [from 15th c.]
 saada keskenmeno
  • To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.). [from 16th c.]
 taivuttaa, vääntää

cast noun

  /kast/ , /kæst/ , /kɑːst/
  • A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
 kipsi, lasta, lastoitus
  • Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
 heite
  • An act of throwing.
 heitto
  • Visual appearance.
 ilme, piirre
  • A squint.
 karsastus, siristely
  • A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
 keko
  • The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
 kokoonpano, näyttelijä
  • The mould used to make cast objects.
 muotti, valumuotti
  • Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
 oksennuspallo
  • A group of crabs.
 parvi
  • The casting procedure.
 valaminen, valu
  • An object made in a mould.
 valos, valu

caste noun

  /kast/ , /kæst/ , /kɑːst/
  • Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
 kasti
casting defect
valuvika
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