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- [mohld]
- /moʊld/
- /məʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mohld]
- /moʊld/
Definitions of mould word
- noun mould loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants. 1
- noun mould British Dialect. ground; earth. 1
- verb with object mould to work into a required shape or form; shape. 1
- verb with object mould to shape or form in or on a mold. 1
- verb with object mould Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting. 1
- verb with object mould to produce by or as if by shaping material; form. 1
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Origin of mould
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 Mould
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mould 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.
mould usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mould
verb mould
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
noun mould
- blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- must — to be obliged; be compelled: Do I have to go? I must, I suppose.
- mustiness — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- fungus — any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi or, in some classification systems, in the division Fungi (Thallophyta) of the kingdom Plantae.
- moulding — a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
Antonyms for mould
verb mould
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
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