mould

/məʊld//moʊld/

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

  4. 4

    The shape or pattern of a mold.

  5. 5

    General shape or form.

    “the oval mold of her face”
  6. 6

    Distinctive character or type.

    “a leader in the mold of her predecessors”
  7. 7

    A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

    “His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.”
  8. 8

    A group of moldings.

    “the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts”
  9. 9

    A fontanelle.

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

  3. 3

    To fit closely by following the contours of.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    To ornament with moldings.

  6. 6

    To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

    “These shoes gradually molded to my feet.”

noun

  1. 1

    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.

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (chiefly plural) Earth, ground.

verb

  1. 1

    To cover with mold or soil.

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

  4. 4

    The shape or pattern of a mold.

  5. 5

    General shape or form.

    “the oval mold of her face”
  6. 6

    Distinctive character or type.

    “a leader in the mold of her predecessors”
  7. 7

    A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

    “His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.”
  8. 8

    A group of moldings.

    “the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts”
  9. 9

    A fontanelle.

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

  3. 3

    To fit closely by following the contours of.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    To ornament with moldings.

  6. 6

    To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

    “These shoes gradually molded to my feet.”

noun

  1. 1

    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.

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (chiefly plural) Earth, ground.

verb

  1. 1

    To cover with mold or soil.

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