different between earthworm vs casting

English

Etymology

From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth +? worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

earthworm (plural earthworms)

1. A worm that lives in the ground.
2. A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
3. (figuratively) A contemptible person; a groveller.

Synonyms

• (a ground-living worm): rainworm, groundworm; wiggler, red worm, red wiggler (Southern US); nightwalker (New England); nightcrawler (Northern US, Western US); dew worm (US Great Lakes region, Canada)

Hyponyms

• (a ground-living worm): baitworm; fishworm (Northern US, Central US); angleworm (Northern US); fishing worm (Southern US) - fish bait

Translations

References

• earthworm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• earthworm at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Earthworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• heartworm

English

Pronunciation

• (General American): enPR: k?st??ng, IPA^(key): /?kæst??/
• (Received Pronunciation): enPR: käst??ng, IPA^(key): /?k??st??/
• (Northern England): IPA^(key): /?kast??/
• (NYC): IPA^(key): /?k??st??/
• Rhymes: -??st??
• Hyphenation: cast?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +? -ing.

Verb

casting

1. present participle of cast

Etymology 2

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +? -ing.

Noun

casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)

1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
3. An object made in a mold.
4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

Synonyms

• (selection of performers): audition

Derived terms

• leafcasting
• ray casting

Translations

Anagrams

• actings

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.ti?/

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

1. casting (selection of actors)

Further reading

• “casting” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Noun

casting m (invariable)

1. casting (selection of actors)

Polish

Alternative forms

• kasting

Etymology

From English casting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka.stink/

Noun

casting m inan

1. casting (selection of performers)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) castingowy

Further reading

• casting in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

1. Alternative form of cásting