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Mold

noun

1.

The distinctive form in which a thing is made. Synonyms: cast, mould, stamp.

2.

Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens. Synonyms: cast, mould.

3.

Loose soil rich in organic matter. Synonym: mould.

4.

The process of becoming mildewed. Synonyms: mildew, mould.

5.

A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter. Synonym: mould.

6.

A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold. Synonym: mould. "A gelatin dessert made in a mold"

7.

A distinctive nature, character, or type. Synonym: mould.

8.

Sculpture produced by molding. Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, molding, mould, moulding.

verb

(past & past part. molded or moulded; pres. part. molding or moulding)

1.

Form in clay, wax, etc. Synonyms: model, mould.

2.

Become moldy; spoil due to humidity. Synonym: mildew.

3.

Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold. Synonyms: cast, mould.

4.

Make something, usually for a specific function. Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work. "Form cylinders from the dough" , "Shape a figure" , "Work the metal into a sword"

5.

Fit tightly, follow the contours of.

6.

Shape or influence; give direction to. Synonyms: determine, influence, regulate, shape. "Mold public opinion"

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"Mold" Quotes from Famous Books

... to stand upon but the bench, and so he took it away from the door and placed it directly under the decayed plank. Then he stood up and pushed on the plank with both hands. It gave way, sending down a shower of dust and mold in his face, and almost ...

— The Mansion of Mystery - Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective • Chester K. Steele

... juice and pulp 2 tablespoons mild vinegar 1 tablespoon gelatin 1/2 tablespoon sugar Bit of bay leaf 1 slice onion 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and leaves from 1 stalk celery. Stir until gelatin is dissolved, strain through fine strainer, and mold in small bread pan that measures about 4 1/2 ...

— For Luncheon and Supper Guests • Alice Bradley

... plant and the difficulty of producing leaf of good quality, whether of the original varieties, oronoko and sweet-scented, or of the many others later developed. The seed must be sown in late winter or early spring in a special bed of deep forest mold dressed with wood ashes; and the fields must be broken and laid off by shallow furrows into hills three or four feet apart by the time the seedlings were grown to a finger's length. Then came the first crisis. ...

— American Negro Slavery - A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime • Ulrich Bonnell Phillips

... my right were cast in a different mold. Mary McCready was a big husky redhead of twelve, with a face full of freckles and an infectious laugh, and Tommy Miller, a few months younger, was just an average, extroverted, well adjusted youngster, noisy ...

— Junior Achievement • William Lee

... gave me—nothing. I have found in the years that I have been with him that he likes to be admired and looked up to by pretty women. He likes to mold us into something exquisite and ornamental, he likes to feel that he has molded us. He likes to see our blushes. All these years that I have been with him, he has liked to feel that I looked upon him as the ideal toward which all my ...

— The Gay Cockade • Temple Bailey

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