mold
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (6)molds, molded, molding
- form in clay, wax, etc“model a head with clay”Synonyms: modelmouldMore general shape, form
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity“The furniture molded in the old house”Synonyms: mildewmouldMore general changeMore specific smut, dry-rot
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold“cast a bronze sculpture”Synonyms: castmouldMore general shape, formMore specific recast, press, sand cast
- make something, usually for a specific function“She molded the rice balls carefully”“Form cylinders from the dough”“shape a figure”“Work the metal into a sword”Synonyms: shapeformworkmouldforgeMore general create from raw material, create from raw stuffMore specific carve, model, layer, beat, sculpt, cut out, preform, hill, cast, throw +11 moreSimilar work, work on
- fit tightly, follow the contours of“The dress molds her beautiful figure”Synonyms: mouldMore general cling, cleave
- shape or influence; give direction to“experience often determines ability”“mold public opinion”Synonyms: determineshapeinfluenceregulatemouldMore general cause, doMore specific dispose, reshape, time, predetermine, miscreate, indispose, pace, carry weight, decide, index
Noun (8)molds
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made“pottery of this cast was found throughout the region”Synonyms: castmouldstampType of solid
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardensSynonyms: mouldcastType of containerKinds sandbox, matrix, form, pig bed
- loose soil rich in organic matterSynonyms: mouldType of soil, dirtKinds leaf mold, leaf mould
- the process of becoming mildewedSynonyms: mildewmouldType of spoilage, spoiling
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matterSynonyms: mouldType of fungusKinds rhizopus, water mold, mucor
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold“a lobster mold”“a gelatin dessert made in a mold”Synonyms: mouldType of dish, dessert
- a distinctive nature, character, or type“a leader in the mold of her predecessors”Synonyms: mould
- sculpture produced by moldingSynonyms: mouldmoldingmouldingmodelingclay sculpturemodelling
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Translations
Noun furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi
- Spanish
- moho
- German
- Schimmel
- Italian
- muffa
- Portuguese
- mofo
- Turkish
- küf
- Russian
- пле́сень plésenʹ
- Arabic
- عَفَن ʕafan
- Chinese
- 霉菌 méijūn
- Japanese
- カビ kabi
- Dutch
- schimmel
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Noun mould, form for shaping material
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: See Mole a spot.
A spot; a blemish; a mole. obsolete Edmund Spenser
Origin: OE. molde, AS. molde; akin to D. mul, G. mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw. mull, Goth. mulda, and E. meal flour. See Meal, and cf. Mole an animal, Mull, verb
1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.
The etherial mold, Incapable of stain.— John Milton
Nature formed me of her softest mold.— Joseph Addison
To cover with mold or soil. rare
Origin: From the p. p. of OE. moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. mygla to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf. Sw. mögla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf. Moldy.
Botany A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.
☞ The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. M. J. Berkley.
To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
Origin: OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See Model.
1. 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. John Milton
2. 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 glass of fashion and the mold of form.— William Shakespeare
3. Cast; form; shape; character.
Crowned with an architrave of antique mold.— Alexander Pope
4. Architecture 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.
5. Anatomy A fontanel.
6. Paper Making A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.
Origin: Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler, moller. See Mold the matrix.
1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.
He forgeth and moldeth metals.— Sir Matt. Hale
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man?— John Milton
2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.
3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
4. Founding To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54