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molded

mold
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mohld]
    • /moʊld/
    • /məʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mohld]
    • /moʊld/

Definitions of molded word

  • noun molded a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness. 1
  • noun molded any of the fungi that produce such a growth. 1
  • verb with object molded to work into a required shape or form; shape. 1
  • verb with object molded to shape or form in or on a mold. 1
  • verb with object molded Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting. 1
  • verb with object molded to produce by or as if by shaping material; form. 1
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Origin of molded

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English molde < Old French modle < Latin modulus module; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Molded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Molded

molded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for molded

adjective molded

  • precast — to cast (a concrete block or slab, etc.) in a place other than where it is to be installed in a structure.
  • formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • shaped — of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination): a U -shaped driveway.
  • prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
All 6 Synonyms of molded

Antonyms for molded

verb molded

  • destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
  • forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
  • neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • dismantled — Take to pieces.
All 5 Antonyms of molded

Related words

  • cope

    If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.

  • eames chair

    Also called LCM chair. a side chair designed by Charles Eames in 1946, having a slender tubular steel frame with a seat and back of molded plywood panels.

  • plastic

    Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.

  • -plast

    indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter

  • arch support

    a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.

  • architrave

    the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
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