mould

[ US /ˈmoʊɫd/ ]
[ UK /mˈə‍ʊld/ ]
NOUN
  1. loose soil rich in organic matter
  2. the process of becoming mildewed
  3. a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
    a lobster mold
    a gelatin dessert made in a mold
  4. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
  5. sculpture produced by molding
  6. a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
  7. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
    pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
  8. a distinctive nature, character, or type
    a leader in the mold of her predecessors
VERB
  1. make something, usually for a specific function
    shape a figure
    Work the metal into a sword
    Form cylinders from the dough
    She molded the rice balls carefully
  2. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    cast a bronze sculpture
  3. form in clay, wax, etc
    model a head with clay
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How To Use mould In A Sentence

  • Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
  • Perpendicular window, to support which the low circular arch in the centre had been constructed; on either side of this window were now to be seen the mouldings and featherings of the original early decorated lights, on a level with the lateral clerestory range; below these the Norman arcade, based upon a string course of nebule ornaments. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
  • I was too much at risk from the smoulder of his irritability, sudden blazes of rage, to see his deep disappointment with life.
  • These successes, if that is what they are, are tinged with a jealousy that legal writers elsewhere have a more publicly acknowledged involvement in moulding the law's development.
  • The earth was rich with undisturbed deposits of leaf mould and beech mast. Times, Sunday Times
  • Then the pleasant little surprises of all kinds that we imagined; and the pleasant looks that greet us when we condescend to accept them; the patience that can translate our most unwarrantable "crossness", because there has been some trifling difficulty in obtaining the half of a star or the corner of a moon which it had pleased us to require, into "such a good sign of being really better"; and then our appetite (which the gods know is at that season singularly keen), how is it not tempted with unutterable dainties and friande morsels, all sorts of amateur cookery in our behalf, where Love himself has not disdained to turn the spit, and look into the stewpan! and all served up so gracefully on the small tray, covered with its delicate white damask cloth, arraying with more than mortal charms the moulds of crystal jelly and pure-looking blanc mange! Zoe: The History of Two Lives
  • Mould - breaking strategies grow initially like weeds. They are not cultivated like tomatoes in a hothouse.
  • Fig. 265 is a rebated joint with loose tongue-slip and astragal mould, suitable for frames over 1-1/4 in. in thickness. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.
  • Pont's plan was to remould Sharma's javelin hurl into a biomechanically perfect round-arm sling, in the process creating a fast-bowling Frankenstein's monster. Why Samit Patel's cricket skill set carries so much weight | Barney Ronay
  • The only sign of life there today came from a mouldy old caravan, all steamy windows and grimed with neglect, where a radio was playing Sunday morning music of the popular kind.
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