noun🔗ShareA hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance."The baker uses special moulds to make cookies in the shape of stars. "materialutensilindustrysciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped."The baker uses special moulds to create different shapes for his cookies. "materialstructureartindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething that is made in or shaped on a mold."The baker carefully arranged the chocolate moulds on the tray, ready to be filled. "materialindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe shape or pattern of a mold."The baker carefully inspected the moulds to ensure they would produce perfectly shaped cookies. "materialstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGeneral shape or form."the oval mold of her face"appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDistinctive character or type."a leader in the mold of her predecessors"charactertypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fixed or restrictive pattern or form."His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery."styletypestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA group of moldings."the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts"architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fontanelle."The doctor gently pressed on the baby's moulds to check for normal development. "medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to."The baker moulds the dough into different shapes before baking the bread. "materialartindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo guide or determine the growth or development of; influence"A teacher's guidance moulds a student's understanding of the subject. "educationmindcharacterhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fit closely by following the contours of."The soft clay moulds to the shape of her hands as she works on the sculpture. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting."The factory moulds molten steel to create engine blocks. "materialindustrytechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ornament with moldings."The carpenter moulds decorative patterns along the edges of the wooden frame. "artarchitecturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be shaped in or as if in a mold."These shoes gradually molded to my feet."processmaterialartstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air."The old bread in the back of the cupboard was covered in green and white moulds. "organismsubstancebiologymicroorganismnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon."Leaving bread in a damp place moulds it quickly. "biologyorganismenvironmentnaturemicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold."The forgotten loaf of bread in the pantry quickly moulds in the humid weather. "organismbiologyenvironmentnaturemicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLoose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting."The gardener tilled the rich, dark moulds before planting the seeds. "agriculturegeologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(chiefly plural) Earth, ground."After a long hike, the children were covered in moulds and leaves. "geologyenvironmentplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with mold or soil."After the storm, debris moulds the flowerbeds, burying the plants. "agricultureenvironmentplantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading