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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

... occupations, content to have swallowed their sleep by wholesale, we choose to linger abed, and digest our dreams. It is the very time to recombine the wandering images which night in a confused mass presented; to snatch them from forgetfulness; to shape and mold them. Some people have no good of their dreams. Like fast feeders, they gulp them too grossly to taste them curiously. We love to chew the cud of a foregone vision; to collect the scattered rays of a brighter phantasm, or act over again, with firmer nerves, the sadder ...

— The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III • Various

... The design of a vessel hull, including a plug or mold, is subject to protection under this chapter, notwithstanding ...

— Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.

... an effort, she banished her disturbing thoughts. She was going to marry Jim. Perhaps she could mold him a little. Yet she did not know; she did not want to conventionalize him; there was something rather fine about his ruggedness. Then she began to wonder why she had asked him to tell nobody yet. Girls she knew had found an obvious satisfaction in exhibiting their lovers, but she had felt a need ...

— Partners of the Out-Trail • Harold Bindloss

... the glow died out of his eyes. His features instantly reshaped themselves into their customary mold of stoical hardness. It occurred to him that his outburst had been a long one and strangely out of keeping with his usual taciturnity, and he wondered what this stranger ...

— The Call of the Cumberlands • Charles Neville Buck

... on, though he wears no wings, And a stanch old heart has he. How closely he twineth, how tight he clings, To his friend the huge Oak-Tree! And slyly he traileth along the ground, And his leaves he gently waves, As he joyously hugs and crawleth round The rich mold of dead men's graves. Creeping where grim death has been, A rare old ...

— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern -- Volume 11 • Various

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