mould¹ or (N American) mold /mōld/

1. A woolly growth on bread, cheese, or other vegetable or animal matter
2. Any one of various small fungi (such as Mucor, Penicillium, etc) of different classes, forming such growths

To become mouldy

To cause or allow to become mouldy

mouldˈiness noun

mouldˈy adjective (mouldˈier; mouldˈiest)

1. Overgrown with mould
2. Like mould
3. Stale
4. Musty
5. Miserable, lousy (informal)

mould² or (N American) mold /mōld/

1. A template
2. The matrix in which a cast is made
3. A formed surface from which an impression is taken
4. The foundation on which certain manufactured articles are built up
5. A thing formed in a mould, esp a jelly or blancmange
6. Nature, character
7. A form, model or pattern
8. That which is or may be moulded
9. A set of mouldings (architecture)
10. A wire tray used to make paper by hand

1. To knead
2. To mix (obsolete)
3. To shape
4. To model
5. To form in a mould

mouldˈable adjective

mouldˈer noun

mouldˈing noun

1. The process of shaping, esp any soft substance
2. Anything formed by or in a mould
3. An ornamental edging or band projecting from a wall or other surface, such as a fillet, astragal or bead
4. A strip of wood that can be applied for the purpose

mouldˈ-candle noun

A candle made in a mould, not dipped

mould-facˈing noun

A fine powder or wash applied to the face of a mould to ensure a smooth casting

moulding board noun

A baker's board for kneading dough

mouldˈ-loft noun

A room in which the several parts of a ship's hull are laid off to full size from the construction drawings

mouldˈ-made adjective

(of paper) made on a machine, but having a deckle-edge like that of handmade paper

mould³ or (N American) mold /mōld/

1. Soil rich in decayed matter
2. Loose soft earth
3. Earth, considered as the material of which the body is formed or to which it returns
4. The earth of the grave
5. The ground, the land, the world (obsolete or archaic)
6. (in pl) clods, esp in allusion to the grave (Scot mouls or mools /moolz/)

To cover with soil

To moulder

mouldˈer intransitive verb

1. To crumble to mould
2. To turn to dust
3. To waste away gradually

To turn to dust

mouldˈy adjective

Like, or of the nature of, mould

mouldˈboard noun

The curved plate in a plough which turns over the soil

• unbuttered
• unbutton
• unbuttoned
• unbuttoning
• unbuttons
• uncage
• uncaged
• uncages
• uncaging
• uncalculated
• uncalculating
• uncalled
• uncalled for
• uncalled-for
• uncandid
• uncandidly
• uncandidness
• uncandidnesses
• uncandour
• uncandours
• uncannier
• uncanniest
• uncannily
• uncanniness
• uncanninesses