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mold
1[ mohld ]
noun
- a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.
- something formed in or on a mold:
a mold of jelly.
- a frame on which something is formed or made.
- shape or form.
- a prototype, example, or precursor.
- a distinctive nature, character, or type:
a person of a simple mold.
- Shipbuilding.
- a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
- a template for a frame.
- Architecture.
- a molding.
- a group of moldings.
verb (used with object)
- to work into a required shape or form; shape.
- to shape or form in or on a mold.
- Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
- to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
- to have influence in determining or forming:
to mold the character of a child.
- to ornament with moldings.
mold
2[ mohld ]
noun
- a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
- any of the fungi that produce such a growth.
verb (used with or without object)
- to become or cause to become overgrown or covered with mold.
mold
/ məʊld /
Other Words From
- molda·ble moulda·ble adjective
- molda·bili·ty moulda·bili·ty noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mold1
Origin of mold2
Origin of mold3
Idioms and Phrases
see cast in the same mold .Example Sentences
Headmasters are in a unique position of power to mold the minds of impressionable young students.
One can think of a few American commentators who fit into that mold.
National Republicans see her in the mold of moderates like Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, but Democrats disagree.
On an issue like Syria, Cruz remains in the Kirkpatrick mold.
Square-jawed and muscular—in snapshots he looks like Channing Tatum in camo—Gibbs seemed to fit the mold of the ideal soldier.
Clubs were formed to discuss the great questions of the day, to mold public opinion, and to overawe the Assembly.
When he reached the woods along the creek he ran, keeping as much as possible on thick leaf mold that left the least impression.
The tire on its steel core is taken to the mold room and placed in a steel box or mold, shaped to exactly enclose it.
"Number two," said Balsamo, passing to the second mold, which he filled with the same skill and strength.
But the very next morning he turned up again, this time accompanied by another ranger of sterner mold.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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