Mold
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English
Noun
Mold (plural Molds)- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.W
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form.
- Distinctive character or type.
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form
- (architecture) See molding.
- 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.
Derived terms
- (archaeology) post mold
- (paleontology) fossil mold
Verb
Mold (third-person singular simple present Molds, present participle Molding, simple past and past participle Molded)
- (transitive) To shape in or on a mold.
- (transitive) To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence.
- (transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
- (transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
- (transitive) To ornament with moldings.
- (intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
See also
Noun
Mold (plural Molds)Adjectives for Mold
inflexible; heroic; delicate; vulgar; primitive; ethereal; determined; giant; virtuous;rude; splendid; human; precision; wintry; gentle; beauteous; hollowed; arbitrary; muscular; different; dark; fresh; mossy; earthly; decaying; mortal; massive.
Thesaurus
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Pronunciation
mŏld, mōld
