mold

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, countable, uncountable) A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
2. (US, countable, uncountable) A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
3. (US, countable, uncountable) Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
4. (US, countable, uncountable) The shape or pattern of a mold.
5. (US, countable, uncountable) General shape or form.
6. (US, countable, uncountable) Distinctive character or type.
7. (US, countable, uncountable) A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
8. (US, countable, uncountable) A group of moldings.
9. (US, countable, uncountable) A fontanelle.

Verb

1. (US, transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
2. (US, transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
3. (US, transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
4. (US, transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
5. (US, transitive) To ornament with moldings.
6. (US, intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

Verb

1. (US, transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
2. (US, intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Verb

To cover with mold or soil.

Synonyms

mould

mould

mildew

form

cast

shape

model

sculpt

grow mouldy

grow mouldy

grow moldy

become moldy

stamp

go bad

must

become mouldy

become mouldy

become moldy

template

die

💀

forge

molding

pattern

work

moulding

fungus

make

turn

moldy

fashion

knead

mustiness

spoil

determine

sort

rust

rot

musty

go mouldy

build

regulate

get mouldy

brick

frame

found

modeling

mint

formative

moldiness

casting

Translations

moule

moisissure

moho

molde

Schimmel

moldear

formar

muffa

schimmel

mouler

moisi

motlle

floridura

vorm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məʊld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: molde

Cognate with Old Norse: myki

Inherited from Old English: molde

Cognate with Old Frisian: molde

Cognate with Middle Dutch: moude

Cognate with Dutch: moude

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: mold

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰

Cognate with Old Irish: moll

Cognate with Lithuanian: mìltai

Cognate with Ashkun: mič

Cognate with Kati: muři

Cognate with Prasuni: mire

Cognate with Waigali: muk

In summary

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.