[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, n. oe. molde, as. molde; akin to d.
   mul, g. mull, mulm, ohg. molt, molta, icel. mold, dan. muld,
   sw. mull, goth. mulda, and e. meal flour. see meal, and cf.
   mole an animal, mull, v. the prevalent spelling is,
   perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the
   other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it
   seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from
   this word, thus spelling it as spenser, south, and many
   others did. the omission of the u is now very common in
   america.
   1. crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the
      remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to
      the growth of plants; soil.
      1913 webster

   2. earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed;
      composing substance; material.
      1913 webster

            the etherial mold,
            incapable of stain.                   --milton.
      1913 webster

            nature formed me of her softest mold. --addison.
      1913 webster mold
see also:
meal mole mull mould 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, v. t. imp.  p. p. molded or
   moulded; p. pr.  vb. n. molding or moulding.
   to cover with mold or soil. r.
   1913 webster mold
see also:
molded moulded molding moulding 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, n. from the p. p. of oe. moulen to
   become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. icel. mygla to grow musty,
   mugga mugginess; cf. sw. m"ogla to grow moldy. see muggy,
   and cf. moldy. bot.
   a growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the
   great groups hyphomycetes, and physomycetes, forming on
   damp or decaying organic matter.
   1913 webster

   note: the common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese
         mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on
         tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to
         decay, are familiar examples. --m. j. berkley.
         1913 webster mold
see also:
muggy moldy hyphomycetes physomycetes 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, v. t. cf. f. mouler, of. moler,
   moller. see mold the matrix.
   1. to form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to
      fashion.
      1913 webster

            he forgeth and moldeth metals.        --sir m. hale.
      1913 webster

            did i request thee, maker, from my clay
            to mold me man?                       --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a
      molded window jamb.
      1913 webster

   3. to knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
      1913 webster

   4. founding to form a mold of, as in sand, in which a
      casting may be made.
      1913 webster moldable
see also:
mold 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, v. t.
   to cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
   1913 webster mold

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, v. i.
   to become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in
   part, with a mold.
   1913 webster mold

[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mold \mold\, mould \mould\, n. oe. molde, of. mole, f. moule,
   fr. l. modulus. see model. for spelling, see 2d mold,
   above.
   1. the matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and
      from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass
      containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.
      --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. that on which, or in accordance with which, anything is
      modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the
      size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a
      shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.
      1913 webster

            the glass of fashion and the mold of form. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. cast; form; shape; character.
      1913 webster

            crowned with an architrave of antique mold. --pope.
      1913 webster

   4. arch. a group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch
      or doorway; the pier mold of a gothic pier, meaning the
      whole profile, section, or combination of parts.
      1913 webster

   5. anat. a fontanel.
      1913 webster

   6. paper making a frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which
      the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by
      hand.
      1913 webster mold
see also:
model mold 

[8] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mould \mould\ m=olt, moulder \mould"er\ m=old"~er,
mouldy \mould"y\ m=old"y^, etc.
   see mold, molder, moldy, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
mold molder moldy 

[9] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mould
     n 1: loose soil rich in organic matter syn: mold
     2: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds
        of damp or decaying organic matter syn: mold
     3: sculpture produced by molding syn: mold, molding, moulding,
         modeling, clay sculpture
     4: container into which liquid is poured to create a given
        shape when it hardens syn: mold, cast
     v 1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" syn: model,
           mold
     2: form by pouring e.g., wax or hot metal into a cast or
        mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" syn: cast, mold
     3: make something, usually for a specific function; "she molded
        the riceballs carefully"; "form cylinders from the dough";
        "shape a figure"; "work the metal into a sword" syn: shape,
         form, work, mold, forge
see also:
mold molding moulding modeling clay sculpture cast 
model shape form work forge 

[10] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

477 moby thesaurus words for "mould":
   ectocarpales, phaeophyceae, platonic form, platonic idea,
   accommodate, accommodate with, accord, acres, adapt, adapt to,
   adenovirus, adjust, adjust to, aerobe, aerobic bacteria,
   aesthetic form, affect, agree with, algae, alluvion, alluvium,
   amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, anatomy, animus, aptitude,
   arable land, archetype, architectonics, architecture, aroma,
   arrangement, art form, assemble, assimilate to, attribute,
   autophyte, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, badge, be guided by,
   bean, bend, bent, bias, biodegradability, biodegradation, blast,
   blight, block out, blood, body-build, bracken, brand, break up,
   breakup, breed, brown algae, bug, build, building, cachet, cancer,
   canker, carve, cast, casting, character, characteristic,
   characteristics, chime in with, chisel, clan, clay, climber, clod,
   coccus, color, complexion, comply, comply with, compose,
   composition, compound, concoct, conferva, confervoid,
   configuration, configure, conform, conformation, constituents,
   constitution, construct, construction, control, correct,
   correspond, corrosion, corrupt, corruption, crasis, create,
   creation, creeper, crumble, crumble into dust, crust, cut, decay,
   decompose, decomposition, degradability, degradation, denomination,
   description, design, designation, devise, dharma, diathesis,
   diatom, die, differentia, differential, dilapidation, direct, dirt,
   discipline, disease-producing microorganism, disintegrate,
   disintegration, disorganization, disposition, dissolution,
   distinctive feature, dry land, dry rot, dust, earmark, earth,
   eccentricity, echovirus, efform, elaborate, enterovirus, erect,
   ethos, evolve, extrude, fabric, fabricate, fabrication,
   fall in with, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fashion, fashioning,
   feather, feature, fern, fester, fiber, figuration, figure,
   filterable virus, fit, fix, flavor, follow, forge, forging, form,
   formalize, format, formation, formulate, found, frame, freehold,
   fruits and vegetables, fucus, fudge together, fungi, fungus,
   gangrene, gear to, genius, genre, genus, germ, get up, getup,
   glebe, go bad, go by, go to pieces, grain, gram-negative bacteria,
   gram-positive bacteria, grapevine, grassland, green algae, ground,
   guide, gulfweed, gust, habit, hallmark, harmonize, herb,
   heterophyte, hew, hue, humor, humors, humus, idiocrasy,
   idiosyncrasy, ilk, impress, impression, inclination, index, indite,
   individualism, influence, inner form, intaglio, ivy, kelp, keynote,
   kidney, kin, kind, knead, knock out, label, land, landholdings,
   last, lay out, layout, lead, leaning, legume, lentil, liana,
   lichen, lick into shape, line, lineaments, lithosphere, liverwort,
   loam, lot, make, make conform, make up, makeup, making, manner,
   mannerism, manufacture, marginal land, mark, marking, marl, matrix,
   mature, meet, mental set, mettle, microbe, microorganism, mildew,
   mind, mind-set, mint, modality, mode, model, mold, molder, molding,
   molds, mortify, moss, moth, moth and rust, mushroom, must, nature,
   necrose, negative, nonfilterable virus, number, observe, odor,
   organic structure, organism, organization, oxidation, oxidization,
   parasite, parasitic plant, particularity, patch together, pathogen,
   pattern, patterning, pea, peculiarity, persuasion, perthophyte,
   pest, phylum, physique, phytoplankton, picornavirus,
   piece together, plan, planktonic algae, plant families,
   predilection, predisposition, prefabricate, preference, prepare,
   proclivity, produce, production, propensity, property, prototype,
   protozoa, protozoon, puffball, pulse, punch, put together, put up,
   putrefy, putresce, quality, quirk, race, raise, rankle,
   real estate, real property, rear, reconcile, rectify, red algae,
   region, regolith, reovirus, resolution, rhinovirus, rickettsia,
   rockweed, rot, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, rub off corners,
   run up, rust, saprophyte, sargasso, sargassum, savor, sculpt,
   sculpture, sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seal, seaweed, set,
   set up, settle, setup, shape, shaping, shoe last, significant form,
   singularity, slant, smack, smut, sod, soil, somatotype, sort,
   specialty, species, sphacelate, spirillum, spirit, spirochete,
   spoil, spoilage, spore, stamp, staphylococcus, straighten, strain,
   streak, streptococcus, stripe, structure, structuring, style,
   subaerial deposit, subsoil, succulent, suchness, suit, suppurate,
   system, tailor, taint, tally with, tang, taste, tectonics, temper,
   temperament, template, tendency, tenor, terra, terra firma,
   terrain, territory, texture, thallogens, the country, the like of,
   the likes of, thermoform, tissue, toadstool, token, tone, topsoil,
   trait, tribe, trick, trypanosome, turn, turn of mind, twist, type,
   variety, vein, vetch, vibrio, vine, virus, warp, warp and woof,
   way, weave, web, whomp up, woodland, work, worm, wort, wrack,
   write, yield

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