mould has definitions from the fields of fine art,botany,geology
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[ verb ] form in clay, wax, etc

Synonyms

mold model

Examples

"model a head with clay"

Used in print

(Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)

To_what_extent did_it mould the morals and the social , economic , and political life and institutions of the country ?

2
[ noun ] (fine art) sculpture produced by molding

Related terms

sculpture model cast

3
[ noun ] (geology) loose soil rich in organic matter

Synonyms

mold

Related terms

soil leaf_mold

4
[ verb ] make something, usually for a specific function

Synonyms

form shape forge work mold

Examples

"She molded the riceballs carefully" "Form cylinders from the dough" "shape a figure" "Work the metal into a sword"

5
[ verb ] form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

Synonyms

mold cast

Examples

"cast a bronze sculpture"

6
[ noun ] (botany) a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

Synonyms

mold

7
[ noun ] container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Synonyms

cast mold

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