mold

CEFRB1

/məʊld/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft growth that forms on old or damp food and objects.

  2. 02

    noun

    A container or shape used to form a substance.

Examples

  • A man cannot be made in a mold.

  • The statue was cast in a mold.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /moʊld/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

  2. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

  3. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

More examples

In context

  • Education helps to mold character.

  • Crowned with an architrave of antique mould.

  • a leader in the mold of her predecessors

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.