Sekirov Dictionary

mould

UK /məʊld/US /moʊld/

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.
  2. A fungus that creates such furry growths.
  3. Distinctive character or type.
  4. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
  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.
  10. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
  11. (dialect, UK) Earth, ground.
  12. A group of moldings.
  13. A fontanelle.
  14. (dialect, no longer used) The top or crown of the head.

verb9

  1. To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
  2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
  3. To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
  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.
forms

moulded · moulding · mouldeth · moulds · mouldest

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