Cast vs. Mold — What's the Difference?

Throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction

A mold (US) or mould (UK, NZ, AU, ZA, IN, CA, IE) is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, fungi that can adopt a single-celled growth habit are called yeasts.

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface

A town in north-eastern Wales, administrative centre of Flintshire; population 10,500 (est. 2009).

Discard

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

Shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten

A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

Register (a vote)

Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

Cause (a magic spell) to take effect

The shape or pattern of a mold.

Calculate and record details of (a horoscope)

General shape or form

(in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing

Distinctive character or type

(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent

A fixed or restrictive pattern or form

Immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

(Architecture) See molding.

Assign a part in a play or film to (an actor)

Any of various filamentous fungi that grow on and contribute to the decay of organic matter.

An object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould

A growth of such fungi.

An act of throwing something forcefully

Any of various other saprophytic or parasitic organisms that resemble fungi, such as slime molds or water molds.

The form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion

Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

A slight squint

The earth; the ground.

Short for worm cast

The earth of the grave.

A wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.

(Archaic) Earth as the substance of the human body.

A pair or group of hawks or falcons

To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production

To form into a particular shape; give shape to

To throw (something, especially something light)

To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

To throw with force; hurl

To fit closely by following the contours of (the body). Used of clothing.

To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

To assume a certain shape

To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.

To become moldy.

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

To let fall; drop

A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

To roll or throw (dice, for example).

Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

To draw (lots).

The shape or pattern of a mold.

To shed; molt

General shape or form.

To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).

Distinctive character or type.

To turn or direct

A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction

(architecture) A group of moldings.

To assert in relation to someone or something or cause to be associated

(anatomy) A fontanelle.

To give birth to prematurely

A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.

A fungus that creates such colored, furry growths.

To choose actors for (a play, for example).

Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

To assign a certain role to (an actor)

Earth, ground.

To assign an actor to (a part)

The top or crown of the head.

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.

(transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

To arrange or devise

(transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).

(transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

To calculate astrologically

(transitive) To ornament with moldings.

To warp; twist

(intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

(Nautical) To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.

(intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

To add a column of figures; make calculations.

To cover with mold or soil.

To receive form or shape in a mold

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

To become warped.

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.

Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.

To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.

A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.

To put about; tack.

The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.

To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.

The act or an instance of casting or throwing.

Cast; form; shape; character.

The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.

A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.

The line or net thrown.

A fontanel.

The distance covered by a throw.

A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.

A throw of dice.

To cover with mold or soil.

The number on dice facing up when thrown.

To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.

To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.

To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.

A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.

To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.

A direction or expression of the eyes.

To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.

A slight squint.

To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.

The addition of a column of figures; calculation.

The distinctive form in which a thing is made;

A conjecture; a forecast.

Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

The act of pouring molten material into a mold.

Loose soil rich in organic matter

The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.

The process of becoming mildewed

Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix

A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.

Sculpture produced by molding

The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement

Form in clay, wax, etc;

Outward form or look; appearance

Become moldy; spoil due to humidity;

Sort; type

Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;

An inclination; tendency

Make something, usually for a specific function;

The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

Fit tightly, follow the contours of;

A slight trace of color; a tinge.

Shape or influence; give direction to;

A distortion of shape.

The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.

A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.

(physical) To move, or be moved, away.

To throw.

To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.

To throw down or aside.

(of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.

To remove, take off (clothes).

(nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.

(obsolete) To vomit.

(archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

(archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.

To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).

(dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.

(social) To predict, to decide, to plan.

(astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).

(obsolete) To plan, intend.

(transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.

(archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.

(archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.

(archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.

To stereotype or electrotype.

To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).

(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.

To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).

(computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.

(hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.

(medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.

(Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.

(media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.

An act of throwing.

(fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.

Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.

A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.

The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

The casting procedure.

An object made in a mould.

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

The mould used to make cast objects.

(hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.

A squint.

Visual appearance.

The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.

Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.

A group of crabs.

Of an animal, such as a horse or sheep: Lying in a position from which it cannot rise on its own.

To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.

To direct or turn, as the eyes.

To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.

To throw down, as in wrestling.

To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.

To bring forth prematurely; to slink.

To throw out or emit; to exhale.

To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.

To impose; to bestow; to rest.

To dismiss; to discard; to cashier.

To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope.

To contrive; to plan.

To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages.

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.

To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets.

To stereotype or electrotype.

To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part.

To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.

To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.

To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons.

To calculate; to compute.

To receive form or shape in a mold.

To warp; to become twisted out of shape.

To vomit.

The act of casting or throwing; a throw.

The thing thrown.

The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.

A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.

That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm.

The act of casting in a mold.

An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.

That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting.

Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance.

A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.

A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift.

The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.

A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.

A stoke, touch, or trick.

A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.

A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.

Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.

Contrivance; plot, design.

The actors in a play

Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

The distinctive form in which a thing is made;

The visual appearance of something or someone;

Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

Object formed by a mold

The act of throwing dice

The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

A violent throw

Put or send forth;

Deposit;

Select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet;

Throw forcefully

Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors;

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;

Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;

Get rid of;

Choose at random;

Formulate in a particular style or language;

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;

(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold