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MOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mold"):
form (a mold for setting concrete)
matrix (mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface)
pig; pig bed (mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast)
sandbox (mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal)
Derivation:
mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
mold (form in clay, wax, etc)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sculpture produced by molding
Synonyms:
clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)
Derivation:
mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
mold (form in clay, wax, etc)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A distinctive nature, character, or type
Example:
a leader in the mold of her predecessors
Synonyms:
mold; mould
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
earmark; hallmark; stylemark; trademark (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
Example:
a gelatin dessert made in a mold
Synonyms:
mold; mould
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
Synonyms:
mold; mould
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mold"):
mucor (any mold of the genus Mucor)
rhizopus (any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus)
water mold (parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil)
Derivation:
mold (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)
moldy (covered with or smelling of mold)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The process of becoming mildewed
Synonyms:
mildew; mold; mould
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
spoilage; spoiling (the process of becoming spoiled)
Derivation:
mold (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The distinctive form in which a thing is made
Example:
pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
Synonyms:
cast; mold; mould; stamp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
solid (a three-dimensional shape)
Derivation:
mold (make something, usually for a specific function)
mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
mold (form in clay, wax, etc)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Loose soil rich in organic matter
Synonyms:
mold; mould
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mold" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mold"):
leaf mold; leaf mould; leaf soil (soil composed mainly of decaying leaves)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they mold ... he / she / it molds
Past simple: molded
Past participle: molded
-ing form: molding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become moldy; spoil due to humidity
Example:
The furniture molded in the old house
Synonyms:
mildew; mold
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mold"):
smut (become affected with smut)
dry-rot (affect or be affected with dry rot)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
Derivation:
mold (a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)
mold (the process of becoming mildewed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Shape or influence; give direction to
Example:
mold public opinion
Synonyms:
determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mold"):
predetermine (determine beforehand)
pace (regulate or set the pace of)
index (adjust through indexation)
time (set the speed, duration, or execution of)
reshape (shape anew or differently)
decide (influence or determine)
carry weight (have influence to a specified degree)
miscreate (shape or form or make badly)
disincline; indispose (make unwilling)
dispose; incline (make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fit tightly, follow the contours of
Example:
The dress molds her beautiful figure
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
adhere; cleave; cling; cohere; stick (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Make something, usually for a specific function
Example:
Work the metal into a sword
Synonyms:
forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Verb group:
process; work; work on (shape, form, or improve a material)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mold"):
model; mold; mould (form in clay, wax, etc)
sculpt; sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)
coil; hand-build; handbuild (make without a potter's wheel)
throw (make on a potter's wheel)
cast; mold; mould (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
sinter (cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting)
remold; reshape (shape again or shape differently)
roughcast (shape roughly)
hill (form into a hill)
mound (form into a rounded elevation)
preform (form into a shape resembling the final, desired one)
preform (form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand)
beat (shape by beating)
puddle (subject to puddling or form by puddling)
stamp (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die)
grind (shape or form by grinding)
machine (turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery)
cut out (form and create by cutting out)
layer (make or form a layer)
chip (form by chipping)
swage; upset (form metals with a swage)
carve (form by carving)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
mold (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
Example:
cast a bronze sculpture
Synonyms:
cast; mold; mould
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mold"):
press; press out (press from a plastic)
recast; remold; remould (cast again)
sand cast (pour molten metal into a mold of sand)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
mold (container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens)
mold (sculpture produced by molding)
mold (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)
moldable (capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material))
molding (the act of creating something by casting it in a mold)
molding (sculpture produced by molding)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Form in clay, wax, etc
Example:
model a head with clay
Synonyms:
model; mold; mould
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "mold" is one way to...):
forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he mold his major works over a short period of time?
Derivation:
mold (container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens)
mold (sculpture produced by molding)
mold (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)
moldable (capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material))
molding (the act of creating something by casting it in a mold)
molding (a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied)
Context examples:
Any substance used to kill fungi (plant-like organisms that do not make chlorophyll), such as yeast and molds.
(Fungicide, NCI Dictionary)
A lithographic technique that is used to transfer the topographic patterns of a master (often called the mold or template) to a resistant material or other surface through direct contact or pressing.
(Nanoimprinting, NCI Thesaurus)
Various high-molecular-weight thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers that are capable of being molded, extruded, drawn, or otherwise shaped and then hardened into a form.
(Plastic, NCI Thesaurus)
Mushrooms, mold and mildew are examples.
(Fungal Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Filamentous fungi refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies (mushrooms and molds).
(Fungus, NCI Thesaurus)
A small sterile solid mass consisting of a highly purified drug (with or without excipients) made by the formation of granules, or by compression and molding.
(Pellet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An antifungal agent derived from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum that is used to treat fungal infections of the skin and nails.
(Griseofulvin, NCI Thesaurus)
CHAI Foundation finds and funds credentialed researchers who are under funded because their theories do not fit into the mold of current group-think or who are overlooked in favor of younger researchers.
(CHAI Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)
An HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor that was initially isolated from the mold Pythium ultimum.
(Mevastatin, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the visibility of molds, mildews, yeasts, and/or mushrooms in the immediate environment in which a device is being used.
(Fungus in Medical Device Environment, Food and Drug Administration)
