'Mold' definitions:
Definition of 'mold'
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noun
The distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp]
noun
Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: mold, mould, cast]
noun
Loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: mold, mould]
noun
noun
A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: mold, mould]
noun
A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" [syn: mold, mould]
noun
A distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors" [syn: mold, mould]
noun
verb
verb
Become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: mold, mildew]
verb
Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: cast, mold, mould]
verb
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" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge]
verb
Fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"
verb
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [From the p. p. of OE. moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. mygla to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf. Sw. m["o]gla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf. Moldy.] (Bot.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter. [1913 Webster]
- Note: 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. [1913 Webster] Mold
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, n. [See Mole a spot.] A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Mold
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [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, v.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the u is now very common in America.]
- 1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material. [1913 Webster]
- The etherial mold, Incapable of stain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Nature formed me of her softest mold. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Mold
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. [1913 Webster] Mold
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler, moller. See Mold the matrix.]
- 1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion. [1913 Webster]
- He forgeth and moldeth metals. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made. [1913 Webster] Moldable
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. i. To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold. [1913 Webster] Mold
Definition of 'Mold'
From: GCIDE
- Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus. See Model.] [For spelling, see 2d Mold, above.]
- 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. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The glass of fashion and the mold of form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Cast; form; shape; character. [1913 Webster]
- Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Anat.) A fontanel. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] Mold
Synonyms of 'mold'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- accommodate with,
- accord,
- acres,
- adapt,
- adapt to,
- adenovirus,
- adjust,
- adjust to,
- aerobe,
- aerobic bacteria,
- aesthetic form,
- agree with,
- algae,
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- amoeba,
- anaerobe,
- anaerobic bacteria,
- anatomy,
- animus,
- aptitude,
- arable land,
- archetype,
- architectonics,
- architecture,
- aroma,
- arrangement,
- art form,
- assemble,
- assimilate to,
- attribute,
- autophyte,
- bacillus,
- bacteria,
- bacterium,
- badge,
- bake,
- be guided by,
- bean,
- bend,
- bent,
- bias,
- biodegradability,
- biodegradation,
- blast,
- blight,
- block out,
- blood,
- body-build,
- bracken,
- brand,
- break up,
- breakup,
- breed,
- brown algae,
- bug,
- build,
- building,
- cachet,
- cancer,
- canker,
- carve,
- cast,
- casting,
- character,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- chase,
- chime in with,
- chisel,
- clan,
- class,
- clay,
- climber,
- clod,
- coccus,
- coin,
- color,
- complexion,
- comply,
- comply with,
- compose,
- composition,
- compound,
- conceit,
- conceive,
- conceptualize,
- concoct,
- conferva,
- confervoid,
- configuration,
- conform,
- conformation,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- construct,
- construction,
- correct,
- correspond,
- corrosion,
- corrupt,
- corruption,
- crasis,
- create,
- creation,
- creeper,
- crumble,
- crumble into dust,
- crust,
- cut,
- decay,
- decompose,
- decomposition,
- degradability,
- degradation,
- denomination,
- description,
- designation,
- devise,
- dharma,
- diathesis,
- diatom,
- die,
- differentia,
- differential,
- dilapidation,
- dirt,
- discipline,
- disease-producing microorganism,
- disintegrate,
- disintegration,
- disorganization,
- disposition,
- dissolution,
- distinctive feature,
- dream up,
- dry land,
- dry rot,
- dust,
- earmark,
- earth,
- eccentricity,
- echovirus,
- Ectocarpales,
- efform,
- elaborate,
- engrave,
- enterovirus,
- erect,
- ethos,
- evolve,
- experience imaginatively,
- extrude,
- fabric,
- fabricate,
- fabrication,
- fall in with,
- fall into decay,
- fall to pieces,
- fancy,
- fantasize,
- fashion,
- fashioning,
- feather,
- feature,
- fern,
- fester,
- fiber,
- fictionalize,
- figuration,
- figure,
- filterable virus,
- fire,
- fit,
- fix,
- flavor,
- follow,
- forge,
- forging,
- form,
- formalize,
- format,
- formation,
- formulate,
- found,
- frame,
- freehold,
- fruits and vegetables,
- fucus,
- fudge together,
- fungi,
- fungus,
- gangrene,
- gear to,
- genius,
- genre,
- genus,
- germ,
- get up,
- getup,
- glaze,
- glebe,
- go bad,
- go by,
- go to pieces,
- grain,
- gram-negative bacteria,
- gram-positive bacteria,
- grapevine,
- grassland,
- grave,
- green algae,
- ground,
- gulfweed,
- gust,
- habit,
- hallmark,
- harmonize,
- hatch,
- herb,
- heterophyte,
- hew,
- hue,
- humor,
- humors,
- ideate,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- imagine,
- impress,
- impression,
- inclination,
- index,
- indite,
- individualism,
- inner form,
- insculpture,
- intaglio,
- invent,
- ivy,
- kelp,
- keynote,
- kidney,
- kin,
- kind,
- knead,
- knock out,
- label,
- land,
- landholdings,
- last,
- lay out,
- layout,
- leaning,
- legume,
- lentil,
- liana,
- lichen,
- lick into shape,
- line,
- lineaments,
- lithosphere,
- liverwort,
- lot,
- make,
- make conform,
- make up,
- makeup,
- making,
- manner,
- mannerism,
- manufacture,
- marginal land,
- mark,
- marking,
- marl,
- matrix,
- mature,
- meet,
- mental set,
- mettle,
- microbe,
- microorganism,
- mildew,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mint,
- modality,
- mode,
- model,
- molder,
- molding,
- molds,
- mortify,
- moss,
- moth,
- moth and rust,
- mushroom,
- must,
- nature,
- necrose,
- negative,
- nonfilterable virus,
- number,
- observe,
- odor,
- organic structure,
- organism,
- organization,
- originate,
- oxidation,
- oxidization,
- parasite,
- parasitic plant,
- particularity,
- patch together,
- pathogen,
- pattern,
- patterning,
- pea,
- peculiarity,
- persuasion,
- perthophyte,
- pest,
- Phaeophyceae,
- phylum,
- physique,
- phytoplankton,
- picornavirus,
- piece together,
- plan,
- planktonic algae,
- plant families,
- Platonic form,
- Platonic idea,
- pot,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- prefabricate,
- preference,
- prepare,
- proclivity,
- produce,
- production,
- propensity,
- property,
- prototype,
- protozoa,
- protozoon,
- puffball,
- pulse,
- punch,
- put together,
- put up,
- putrefy,
- putresce,
- quality,
- quirk,
- race,
- raise,
- rankle,
- real estate,
- real property,
- rear,
- reconcile,
- rectify,
- red algae,
- region,
- regolith,
- reovirus,
- resolution,
- rhinovirus,
- rickettsia,
- rockweed,
- rot,
- rough out,
- roughcast,
- roughhew,
- rub off corners,
- run up,
- rust,
- saprophyte,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- savor,
- sculp,
- sculpt,
- sculpture,
- sea lentil,
- sea moss,
- sea wrack,
- seal,
- seaweed,
- set,
- set up,
- settle,
- setup,
- shape,
- shaping,
- shoe last,
- significant form,
- singularity,
- slant,
- smack,
- smut,
- sod,
- soil,
- solder,
- somatotype,
- sort,
- specialty,
- species,
- sphacelate,
- spirillum,
- spirit,
- spirochete,
- spoil,
- spoilage,
- spore,
- stamp,
- staphylococcus,
- straighten,
- strain,
- streak,
- streptococcus,
- stripe,
- structure,
- structuring,
- style,
- subaerial deposit,
- subsoil,
- succulent,
- suchness,
- suit,
- suppose,
- suppurate,
- system,
- tailor,
- taint,
- tally with,
- tang,
- taste,
- tectonics,
- temper,
- temperament,
- template,
- tendency,
- tenor,
- terra,
- terra firma,
- terrain,
- territory,
- texture,
- thallogens,
- the country,
- the like of,
- the likes of,
- thermoform,
- think up,
- throw,
- tissue,
- toadstool,
- token,
- tone,
- topsoil,
- trait,
- tribe,
- trick,
- trypanosome,
- turn,
- turn a pot,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- variety,
- vein,
- vetch,
- vibrio,
- vine,
- virus,
- warp,
- warp and woof,
- way,
- weave,
- web,
- weld,
- whomp up,
- woodland,
- work,
- worm,
- wort,
- wrack,
- write,
- yield
Words containing 'Mold'
- Molded,
- Molding,
- Bead mold,
- Blue mold,
- Chain molding,
- Crenelated molding,
- Deck molding,
- Diagonal molding,
- Dovetail molding,
- Eaves molding,
- Edge molding,
- Face mold,
- Garden mold,
- Hip molding,
- Hood molding,
- Ingot mold,
- Interpenetrating molding,
- Iron mold,
- Jelly mold,
- Loam mold,
- Loam molding,
- Molding board,
- Molding machine,
- Molding mill,
- Molding sand,
- Pellet molding,
- Plain molding,
- Quirk molding,
- Slop molding,
- To sweep a mold,
- To sweep up a mold,
- Weather molding,
- bread mold,
- cable molding,
- drip mold,
- hood mold,
- leaf mold,
- molded salad,
- potato mold,
- slime mold,
- water mold,
- Bed-molding,
- Lozenge-molding,
- acellular slime mold,
- blue mold fungus,
- cellular slime mold,
- plasmodial slime mold,
- true slime mold,
- Nail-headed molding,
- nail-head molding