mould1 nounmould2 verb
mouldmould1 British English, mold American English /məʊld $ moʊld/ ●○○ noun 
Entry menuMENU FOR mouldmould1 shaped container2 type of person3 break the mould4 growing substance
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- Although not unattractive, he was cut in a rougher mould than his father.
- Cultivation: The planting medium should consist of clay, peat, loam or leaf mould and a good layer of sand.
- He obtained a sample of the mould from Fleming, and discovered that it had been incorrectly identified.
- One pupil envisaged mould as a tiny plant with little legs, which moved from place to place.
- Remember too, that a nut going mouldy in air has room for the mould to show as fibres or a crust.
- The internal mould shows the gently-curving suture lines.
- The teeth it exposed were greened with mould, and sharpened.
- What the mould is growing on appears to be a cornflake.
Longman Language Activatorto do something that has never been done before► be the first to do something
Collocations · The Spanish were the first to keep cattle in the American deserts.· She was the first to see the link between poverty and poor health.be the first person to do something · Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space.
► show the way/lead the way to be the first to do something, especially something good or successful, which may encourage others to do something similar: · Once the Japanese had shown the way, manufacturers in other countries soon began to use robots on a large scale.lead the way in doing something: · The company has led the way in developing environmentally friendly products.
► never been done/attempted/tried before use this about something someone does or tries to do that no-one has ever done before: · The special effects in the movie included things that had never been done before.· Because of advances in technology, we are able to try something that has never been attempted before.
► pioneer to be the first to invent or find a new method of doing something, and make it possible or easier for others to do the same: · He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.· Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Professor Christiaan Barnard.
► pioneering using new and better methods or ideas for the first time: · Her pioneering work in the field of education will be remembered.· Cowley's pioneering development of modern emergency medicine helped save countless lives.
► break new ground if someone or their work breaks new ground , their work is completely new and different from anything that existed before: · Roosevelt's social reform program broke new ground.· The album is enjoyable, but breaks no new ground.· There's a lot of new ground being broken in the field of genetic research.
► break the mould British /mold American to be the first to do something in a different way from the way it was usually done before: · The governor urged teachers to break the mold in establishing new ways of teaching.· The new party promised to break the mould of British politics.
WORD SETS► Biologyaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 2 & 3verbs► break the mould
Phrases (=do things in a completely new way)· The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.
► fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type)· She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.
► be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something)· As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.
► be cast in a mould (=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.
► come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)· He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.
adjectives► the traditional/classic mould (=the usual way)· He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► leaf· One sensed that the canopy had been wasted slowly by the powers of fungus and leaf mould.· Cultivation: The planting medium should consist of clay, peat, loam or leaf mould and a good layer of sand.· Plant this shrub in an open position and mulch with peat or leaf mould.· Madra tripped and fell headlong in the leaf mould, and in an instant their pursuers were upon her.· In this country, experiments are continuing with sticky goo to counteract the slippery leaf mould.
VERB► break· The church planter must break the mould of self-sufficiency and dare to rely on his or her team.· He was not out to break the mould, just to collect better data.· Above left: Lauren Hutton broke the model mould.· But here and there, societies rouse themselves to break the mould.· A narrow élite among the wealthier landowners and bureaucrats was developing tastes and interests which broke the Orthodox mould.· For a brief moment in the late 1980s and early 1990s ecstasy broke this mould.· The new head of school who's breaking the mould.· There is a heavy price to be paid for breaking the mould.
► cast· In his wide-shouldered tallness, he looked to Mum as if he had been cast in the same mould as Joshua himself.· Ornaments and statues were cast in a mould and the material lent itself very well to this technique, preserving crisp detailing.· Was he cast in the same mould?· Modernist cinema is cast in a Brechtian mould of distantiation and bears formalist characteristics.
► fit· The huge engine meant Honda faced a problem keeping the bike's seat height low enough to fit the cruiser mould.· Franco, however, did not fit that mould.· In a land that reveres fighters and footballers he did not fit the mould.
► make· Black rubber ones for launch were made from a mould taken of the astronaut's hand.· Before making these fish you must make a mould.· These differences could obviously prove useful in identifying batches of paper made by the same mould.
► use· Fleming went on using mould extracts in selective media, and published once more on the subject before 1942.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► break the mould
1shaped container [countable] a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container: - The new party promised to break the mould of British politics.
- All have broken the mould of the usual career path in engineering.
- But here and there, societies rouse themselves to break the mould.
- He was not out to break the mould, just to collect better data.
- Papen wanted to capitalize on the situation by breaking the mould of the Constitution and ruling by force against right and left.
- The church planter must break the mould of self-sufficiency and dare to rely on his or her team.
- The new head of school who's breaking the mould.
- There is a heavy price to be paid for breaking the mould.
- They have broken the mould of the old structuralist and determinist urban sociology.
Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould. lime jello in a mould2type of person [singular] if someone is in a particular mould, or fits into a particular mould, they have all the attitudes and qualities typical of a type of personfit (into) a mould She didn’t quite fit into the standard ‘high-flying businesswoman’ mould.in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Crosland3break the mould to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done before: an attempt to break the mould of British politics4growing substance [uncountable] a soft green, grey, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm wet air → mouldy: The chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts. The walls were black with mould. → leaf mouldCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 2 & 3verbsbreak the mould (=do things in a completely new way)· The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type)· She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something)· As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.be cast in a mould (=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)· He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.adjectivesthe traditional/classic mould (=the usual way)· He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.mould1 nounmould2 verb
mouldmould2 British English, mold American English verb Verb TableVERB TABLE
mould (BrE)
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | mould (BrE) |
| he, she, it | moulds (BrE) | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | moulded (BrE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have moulded (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has moulded (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had moulded (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mould |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have moulded (BrE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am moulding (BrE) |
| he, she, it | is moulding (BrE) | |
| you, we, they | are moulding (BrE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was moulding (BrE) |
| you, we, they | were moulding (BrE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been moulding (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has been moulding (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been moulding (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be moulding (BrE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been moulding (BrE) |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Mould the sausage meat into little balls.
- Her movements were quick and graceful, like those of a potter moulding clay.
- Canon law, on the other hand, was the clay with which the pope could mould society.
- His face wore a manic expression into which it had been moulding itself, a little more permanently, with each passing day.
- In a way he has moulded himself on the likeness of Ben Hogan.
- It took the influence and personality of one man, John Reith, to mould the organization in the early years.
- Most of them looked as if they had been moulded in empty cat food tins.
- Sporting director Todt has moulded the team into a slick unit and Brawn provides the brains.
- The outer skin would be moulded in clear perspex or similar with an inner skin behind it.
- The West Riding of Yorkshire was certainly a great influence in moulding his mind and manner of the particular artist he became.
Longman Language Activatorto make something into a particular shape► form
1[transitive] to shape a soft substance by pressing or rolling it or by putting it into a mouldmould something into something to make something into a particular shape, especially with your hands: · She cut away the corners to form a circle.form something into something: · With a few clever twists, he had formed the balloon into the shape of a dog.
► mould British /mold American to make clay or some other soft material into a particular shape by pressing it or putting it into a special hollow object: · Her movements were quick and graceful, like those of a potter moulding clay.mould something into something: · Mould the sausage meat into little balls.
► shape to make a soft material into a particular shape , especially by using your hands: · Gel is great for holding and shaping shorter hairstyles.shape something into something: · She had soaked the leather to bend and shape it into the form of a small shoe.
WORD SETS► Industryaggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun
Mould the sausage meat into little balls. moulded plastic chairs2[transitive] to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes developmould something/somebody into something I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players. an attempt to mold public opinion3[intransitive, transitive] to fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closelymould (something) to something The lining of the boot molds itself to the shape of your foot. Her wet dress was moulded to her body.