mold

noun · verbA1

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noun
Plural noun:
moldsmouldmool
  1. 1.

    (US, countable, uncountable)A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

  2. 2.

    (US, countable, uncountable)A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

  3. 3.

    (US, countable, uncountable)Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

  4. 4.

    (US, countable, uncountable)The shape or pattern of a mold.

  5. 5.

    (US, countable, uncountable)General shape or form.

    the oval mold of her face

    Crowned with an architrave of antique mould.

  6. 6.

    (US, countable, uncountable)Distinctive character or type.

    a leader in the mold of her predecessors

  7. 7.

    (US, countable, uncountable)A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

    His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

  8. 8.

    (US, countable, uncountable)(architecture) A group of moldings.

    the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts

  9. 9.

    (US, countable, uncountable)(anatomy) A fontanelle.

  10. 10.

    (US, countable, uncountable)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.

    Đồng nghĩa: moulder

  11. 11.

    (US, countable, uncountable)A fungus that creates such furry growths.

  12. 12.

    (US, countable, uncountable)Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

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verb
V_es/s
molds
V_ing/Gerund
molding
V_ed/pp
moldedmould
  1. 1.

    (US, transitive)To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

    Your hands shaped me and made me … Remember that you molded me like clay.

  2. 2.

    (US, transitive)To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

    It is you who must mold the minds of your students that they may be wise, farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must sense as the example.

  3. 3.

    (US, transitive)To fit closely by following the contours of.

  4. 4.

    (US, transitive)To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

  5. 5.

    (US, transitive)To ornament with moldings.

  6. 6.

    (US, intransitive)To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

    These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

  7. 7.

    (US, transitive)To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

  8. 8.

    (US, intransitive)To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

  9. 9.

    (US)To cover with mold or soil.

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

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