MOLD
Mold
A mold, or mould, is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Mold
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mold
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.
- the oval mold of her face
- Distinctive character or type.
- a leader in the mold of her predecessors
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form
- His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
- 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
- A fontanelle.
Noun (etymology 2)
- 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.
Noun (etymology 3)
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; as, a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students
- 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.
- These shoes gradually molded to my feet.
Verb (etymology 2)
- 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.
Verb (etymology 3)
- To cover with mold or soil.
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