molder
1to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
to cause to molder.
Origin of molder
1- Also especially British, mould·er .
Other words from molder
- un·mold·ered; especially British, un·mould·ered, adjective
- un·mold·er·ing; especially British, un·mould·er·ing, adjective
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Origin of molder
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How to use molder in a sentence
New life was everywhere, bursting forth beneath my feet, on nearby moldering stumps, and high overhead.
She is probably thinking about the prison cell where she will molder.
Constructive Criticism: Reviewing the Idea of Reviewing | Ben Greenman | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOur first night out ends at The Eldridge, that tight-doored lounge owned by veteran scene-molder Matt Levine.
No longer could the molder in Albany be indifferent to the fate of his fellow craftsman in Louisville.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanMiles went north in search of better luck, and this place was allowed to molder until it was leased in 1879 to a sugar baron.
Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
No molder of the world's destinies springs fully equipped from the welter of promiscuous events.
Public Speaking | Clarence StrattonOne writer who has observed them in their native haunts describes the rock nuthatch as "an expert clay mixer and molder."
Our Bird Comrades | Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) KeyserMy shword, red as a radish shkin, Ne'er finds the time to molder; Shee how it shleeps its sheath within!
The Little Clay Cart | (Attributed To) King Shudraka
British Dictionary definitions for molder
/ (ˈməʊldə) /
the US spelling of moulder 1
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