mold

noun14

1. •
   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.

   • She took the cheese out of the refrigerator and inspected it for mold.
2. •
   A fungus that creates such furry growths.
3. •
   Distinctive character or type.
4. •
   A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

   • His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
5. •
   A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
6. •
   A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
7. •
   Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
8. •
   The shape or pattern of a mold.
9. •
   General shape or form.

   • Crowned with an architrave of antique mould. — 1711
10. •
    Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
11. •
    (dialect, UK) Earth, ground.
12. •
    A group of moldings.

    • the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts
13. •
    A fontanelle.
14. •
    (dialect, no longer used) The top or crown of the head.

    • What a while continueth the mould and crowne of our heads to beate and pant, before our braine is well setled[…] — 1601

verb9

1. •
   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. — 1978
2. •
   To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
3. •
   To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

   • These shoes gradually molded to my feet.
4. •
   To fit closely by following the contours of.
5. •
   To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
6. •
   To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
7. •
   To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
8. •
   To ornament with moldings.
9. •
   To cover with mold or soil.

noun2

1. •
   (informal) Acronym of Moon landing denial.
2. •
   (informal) Acronym of Moon landing denier.