| 1. | a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state. |
| 2. | the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold. |
| 3. | something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly. |
| 4. | a frame on which something is formed or made. |
| 5. | shape or form. |
| 6. | a prototype, example, or precursor. |
| 7. | a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold. |
| 8. | Shipbuilding.
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| 9. | Architecture.
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| 10. | to work into a required shape or form; shape. |
| 11. | to shape or form in or on a mold. |
| 12. | Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting. |
| 13. | to produce by or as if by shaping material; form. |
| 14. | to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child. |
| 15. | to ornament with moldings. |
| 1. | a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness. |
| 2. | any of the fungi that produce such a growth. |
| 3. | to become or cause to become overgrown or covered with mold. |

mould 1 (mōld) n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of mold1. |
mould 2 (mōld) n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of mold2. |
mould 3 (mōld) n. Chiefly British Variant of mold3. |
mold 2
n.
Any of various filamentous fungi, generally a circular colony having a woolly or furry appearance, that grow on the surface of organic matter and contribute to its disintegration.