Word Finder - mould

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A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

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A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

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Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

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The shape or pattern of a mold.

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General shape or form.

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the oval mold of her face

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Distinctive character or type.

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a leader in the mold of her predecessors

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A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

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His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

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A group of moldings.

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the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts

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A fontanelle.

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To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

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To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

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To fit closely by following the contours of.

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To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

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To ornament with moldings.

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To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

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These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

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A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

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To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

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To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

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Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

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(chiefly plural) Earth, ground.

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To cover with mold or soil.