mold
Short definition from Wiktionary
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.
- A group of moldings.
- A fontanelle.
- 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.
- A fungus that creates such furry growths.
- Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
- 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.
Proper noun
- A town and community in and the county town of Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2364).
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
- A surname.
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