| casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie |
casting lots
drawing lots
sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
| casting vote | the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie |
| casting cast | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
| bait casting | the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait |
| fly casting | casting an artificial fly as a lure |
surf casting
surf fishing | casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to yards) with the waves breaking around you |
| molding casting | the act of creating something by casting it in a mold |
| bell foundry | a foundry where bells are cast |
cast
casting | object formed by a mold |
foundry
metalworks | factory where metal castings are produced |
| iron foundry | a foundry where cast iron is produced |
blemish
defect
mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body), a facial blemish |
| defect shortcoming | a failing or deficiency, that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information |
| foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
mass defect
mass deficiency | the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles |
corrosion
corroding
erosion | erosion by chemical action |
genetic disease
genetic disorder
genetic abnormality
genetic defect
congenital disease
inherited disease
inherited disorder
hereditary disease
hereditary condition | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
autosomal recessive disease
autosomal recessive defect | a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome |
speech disorder
speech defect
defect of speech | a disorder of oral speech |
| defect | an imperfection in a bodily system, visual defects, this device permits detection of defects in the lungs |
defect
fault
flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine, a flaw caused the crystal to shatter, if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer |
birth defect
congenital anomaly
congenital defect
congenital disorder
congenital abnormality | a defect that is present at birth |
| congenital heart defect | a birth defect involving the heart |
| septal defect | a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart |
| atrial septal defect | an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart |
| ventricular septal defect | a common congenital heart defect, an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle, large openings may cause congestive heart failure |
visual impairment
visual defect
vision defect
visual disorder | impairment of the sense of sight |
| corrosion | a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action |
graphite
black lead
plumbago | used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
defect
desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army, If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot |
| corrosion-resistant | impervious to corrosion, he was a great believer in the corrosion-resistant qualities of cast iron |