English Explanatory Dictionary

mold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
  2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
  3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
  4. The shape or pattern of a mold.
  5. General shape or form.
  6. Distinctive character or type.
  7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
  8. A group of moldings.
  9. A fontanelle.
verb
  1. To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
  2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
  3. To fit closely by following the contours of.
  4. To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
  5. To ornament with moldings.
  6. To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
noun
  1. A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
  2. A fungus that creates such furry growths.
verb
  1. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
  2. To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
noun
  1. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
  2. Earth, ground.
verb
  1. To cover with mold or soil.
noun
  1. The top or crown of the head.
name
  1. A town and community in and the county town of Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2364).
  2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
  3. A surname.
noun
  1. Acronym of Moon landing denial.
  2. Acronym of Moon landing denier.

Pronunciation

mŏld mōld /məʊld/ /mɔʊld/ /moʊld/ en-us-mould.ogg

Word forms

mold molds mould molding molded mool

Etymology

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.

Synonyms

moulder MoLDer

Related words

mildew

Derived words

archmold barquette mold bread mold break the mold brickmold cake mold cryomold demold earmold headmold hoodmold micromold mold box mold-breaking mold fossil moldless mold loft nanomold neckmold overmold post mold premold taters in the mould unmold mismold moldability remold rotomolded antimold black bread mold blue mold dog vomit slime mold moldlike moldproof moldy moulder mouldy scrambled egg slime mold slime mold snow mold water mold leaf mold moldboard vegetable mold
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