mould
1 Britishnoun
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a shaped cavity used to give a definite form to fluid or plastic material
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a frame on which something may be constructed
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something shaped in or made on a mould
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shape, form, design, or pattern
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specific nature, character, or type
heroic mould
verb
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to make in a mould
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to shape or form, as by using a mould
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to influence or direct
to mould opinion
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to cling to
the skirt moulds her figure
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metallurgy to make (a material such as sand) into a mould that is used in casting
noun
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a coating or discoloration caused by various saprotrophic fungi that develop in a damp atmosphere on the surface of stored food, fabrics, wallpaper, etc
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any of the fungi that causes this growth
verb
noun
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loose soil, esp when rich in organic matter
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poetic the earth
Other Word Forms
- mouldability noun
- mouldable adjective
Etymology
Origin of mould1
C13 (n): changed from Old French modle, from Latin modulus a small measure, module
Origin of mould2
C15: dialect (Northern English) mowlde mouldy, from the past participle of moulen to become mouldy, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse mugla mould
Origin of mould3
Old English molde; related to Old High German molta soil, Gothic mulde
Example Sentences
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I could feel it moulding into something else: anger.
From Literature
The arms are forged from motorbike springs and gears, its shoulders are curve from car rims, the spine is moulded from a fuel tank and its knees are pieced together with chains and suspension parts.
From Barron's
All that remained was to put rules down on paper, develop special helmets and invent a machine to mould the snowballs.
From Barron's
Now, using a 3D-printed mould based on an AI blueprint, and streamlining the process in other ways, "I can make this piece in one week" with a few more needed for hallmarking, he said.
From Barron's
They are trying to mould themselves and hone the bladework which others have had a lot more time doing.
From BBC
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