~ 1
( US mold )
■ noun
1》 a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.
2》 a dish made in a ~, such as a mousse.
3》 a distinctive form, style, or character: a superb striker in the same ~ as Lineker.
4》 a frame or template for producing ~ings.
■ verb
1》 form (an object) out of a malleable substance.
↘give a shape to (a malleable substance).
2》 influence the formation or development of.
3》 [as adjective ~ed ] (of a column, ceiling, etc.) having a decorative ~ing: a ~ed cornice.
Phrases
break the ~ end a restrictive pattern of events or behaviour by doing things differently.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: appar. from OFr. modle , from L. modulus (see modulus ).
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~ 2
( US mold )
■ noun a furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions on organic matter.
↘a fungus of this kind.
Origin
ME: prob. from obs. ~ , past participle of moul 'grow ~y', of Scand. origin.
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~ 3
( US mold )
■ noun chiefly Brit. soft loose earth, especially when rich in organic matter.
Origin
OE molde , from a Gmc base meaning 'pulverize or grind'; related to meal 2 .