Phrase Hound found 64 phrases and 64 compound words that contain casting. The most common are listed below. Open casting in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 64
- casting couchThe now illegal practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment, particularly in the entertainment industry.
- casting voteA vote made by the leader or chair of a group, in the event of a deadlock
- casting a shadowpresent participle and gerund of cast a shadow
- investment castingA form of fine casting of metal parts based on the lost wax method.
- spell castingAlternative form of spellcasting: The casting of magic spells.
- surf castingpresent participle and gerund of surf cast
- beach castingThe practice of fishing with a long fishing rod (a beach caster) while standing on the shoreline or beach.
- casting aboutpresent participle and gerund of cast about
- casting agentA person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in the entertainment business.
- casting callA series of auditions held in order to find a suitable actor, dancer, etc.
- casting offpresent participle and gerund of cast off
- central castingAn unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.
- die-castingpresent participle and gerund of die-cast
- net-castingpresent participle and gerund of net-cast
- off-castingpresent participle and gerund of off-cast
- ray castingThe calculation of intersections between a ray and a surface.
- sand-castingpresent participle and gerund of sand-cast
- casting a chillpresent participle and gerund of cast a chill
- stunt castingThe hiring of a well-known star to play a small role, so as to generate media or studio attention.
- lost-wax castingSynonym of lost wax: A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be …
- slush-castingpresent participle of slush-cast: To create hollow castings in which molten metal is poured into a metallic mould and then poured out again, leaving a thin solidified layer of the metal on the walls of the mold.
- from central castingSynonym of out of central casting: Conforming to the stereotypical image of a particular type of person or group.
- leaf castingA process in which damaged paper is repaired by means of wetting the old paper in a cast and concurrently aging pulp to the damaged part or parts.
- out of central castingConforming to the stereotypical image of a particular type of person or group.
- casting agentsplural of casting agent: A person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in the entertainment business.
Compound words 64
- spellcastingThe casting of magic spells.
- baitcastingA form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure)
- thoughtcastingSending thoughts by telepathy.
- runecastingThe act of scattering stones, tablets, etc., each marked with a rune on one side, for the purposes of foretelling the future, determining a course of action, etc.
- shadowcastingThe generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model.
- slipcastingA technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel
- leafcastingA means of strengthening paper so as to preserve it, covering existing pieces of weak paper with stronger sheets using mechanical equipment.
- lifecastingThe creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- linecastingThe use of a linecaster to cast entire lines of type in metal slugs.
- rheocastingA technique for producing semi-solid metal castings, which develops the slurry from the molten metal produced in a typical die-casting furnace.