moulder

[mohl-der] Origin

mold·er

1[mohl-der]
verb (used without object)
1.
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to molder.

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Moulder is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Also, especially British, mould·er.


Origin:
1525–35; obsolete mold to crumble (v. use of mold3) + -er6

un·mold·ered; especially British, un·mould·ered, adjective
un·mold·er·ing; especially British, un·mould·er·ing, adjective
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moulder or (US) molder1 (ˈməʊldə)
 
vb
(often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay
 
[C16: verbal use of mould³]
 
molder or (US) molder1
 
vb
 
[C16: verbal use of mould³]

moulder or (US) molder2 (ˈməʊldə)
 
n
1.  a person who moulds or makes moulds
2.  printing one of the set of electrotypes used for making duplicates
 
molder or (US) molder2
 
n

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moulder
see molder. Related: Mouldered; mouldering.
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