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Meaning
Noun
●
A
hollow
form or
matrix
for
shaping
a
fluid
or
plastic
substance.
●
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.
●
In Architecture:
A group of moldings.
●
In Anatomy:
A fontanelle.
●
In Fungi:
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.
●
A
fungus
that
creates
such
colored
,
furry
growths.
●
Loose
friable
soil
,
rich
in
humus
and
fit
for planting.
●
In British English:
Earth, ground.
●
The
top
or
crown
of the head.
Verb
●
To
shape
in or on a
mold
; to form into a particular
shape
; to give
shape
to.
●
To
guide
or
determine
the growth or development of; influence
●
To
fit
closely
by
following
the
contours
of.
●
To make a
mold
of or from (molten
metal
,
for example
) before casting.
●
To
ornament
with moldings.
●
To be
shaped
in or
as if
in a mold.
●
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.
●
To
cover
with
mold
or soil.
Name
●
A
town
in and the
county town
of Flintshire, Wales (OS
grid
ref
SJ2364).
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mold
English
molde
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Mould
Mool
Moulds
Form
Mole
Shape
Related
Fungus
Mildew
Moulding
Glue
Cavity
Resin
Fungi
Plastic
Sculpt
Casting
Bacteria
Coating
Rust
Transform
Sludge
Paint
Nurture
Cement
Die
Influence
Stain
Spores
Mycelium
Container
Reshape
Plate
Dust
Specimen
Dirt
Inspire
Material
Change
Nail
Biofilm
Grout
Metal
Alter
Crack
Condensation
Moisture
Shell
Glass
Cultivate
Pipe
Groom
Carpet
Surface
Tube
Grease
Tray
Liquid
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Rhymes
Old
Gold
Hold
Gold
Bold
Cold
Told
Wold
Sold
Mold
Fold
Holed
Scold
Mould
Foaled
Tolled
Rolled
Inhold
Untold
Unfold
Bowled
Resold
Polled
Coaled
Paroled
Trolled
Shoaled
Cuckold
Withhold
Patrolled
Uncontrolled
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