"mold" meaning in All languages combined

See mold on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /məʊld/ [UK], /moʊld/ [US] Audio: en-us-mould.ogg [US] Forms: mold [singular], molds [plural]
enPR: mŏld Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mold is a hollow form in which a liquid or plastic object is made.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-IKbpl9ET
  2. A mold is a frame or model around which an object is made.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-QCkUeWbj
  3. A mold is the shape or pattern of a mold.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-ZO3AP2gf
  4. A mold is a general shape or form of something.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-nevQ7cKl
  5. A mold is a particular character or type of something.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-L4CROWU5

Noun [English]

IPA: /məʊld/ [UK], /moʊld/ [US] Audio: en-us-mould.ogg [US] Forms: mold [singular], molds [plural]
enPR: mŏld Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mold is a natural furry growth of small fungus that appears when living material is left out in the open.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-noun-kJ3xrtwp

Verb [English]

IPA: /məʊld/ [UK], /moʊld/ [US] Audio: en-us-mould.ogg [US] Forms: mold [canonical], molds [third-person, singular], molded [past], molded [past, participle], molding [present, participle]
enPR: mŏld Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mold something, you make it in a mold.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-verb-s1QY9KeX
  2. If you mold something, you shape it into a particular form or shape.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-verb-bNxPG557
  3. If you mold something, you guide the growth or development of someone.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-verb-oIdYhGp9
  4. If you mold something, you decorate it with moldings.
    Sense id: simple-mold-en-verb-z5CSr2DR
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