mould
noun
[ məʊld ]
• a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.
• "the smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould"
Similar:
cast,
die,
form,
matrix,
shape,
container,
framework,
template,
pattern,
frame,
• a distinctive and typical style, form, or character.
• "he's a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker"
Similar:
character,
nature,
temperament,
temper,
disposition,
cast/turn of mind,
mettle,
calibre,
kind,
sort,
variety,
stamp,
type,
kidney,
grain,
ilk,
• a frame or template for producing mouldings.
• "all the moulds, masters or originals, had been kept for reference"
mould
verb
• form (an object) out of malleable material.
• "mould the figure from white fondant"
Similar:
shape,
form,
fashion,
model,
work,
construct,
frame,
make,
create,
configure,
manufacture,
design,
sculpt,
sculpture,
throw,
forge,
cast,
die-cast,
stamp,
print,
impress,
emboss,
deboss,
engrave,
etch,
• influence the formation or development of.
• "he was instrumental in moulding the policy and ideals of the journal"
Similar:
determine,
direct,
control,
guide,
lead,
influence,
shape,
form,
fashion,
affect,
make,
Origin:
Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus (see modulus).
mould
noun
• a furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.
• "mould may flourish unhindered"
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from obsolete mould, past participle of moul ‘grow mouldy’, of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse mygla ‘grow mouldy’.
mould
noun
• soft loose earth.
• "the ground was soft and damp, with old leaves thick in the mould"
Origin:
Old English molde, from a Germanic base meaning ‘pulverize or grind’; related to meal2.
