mould

CEFRB2

/moʊld/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft green or black growth on damp surfaces.

  2. 02

    verb

    To shape a soft material into a particular form.

Examples

  • Mould began to form on the walls because of the damp.

  • Situation seems to be the mould in which men's characters are formed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /məʊld/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).

  2. Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).

More examples

In context

  • There's some mould in the showers.

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Origin

noun

Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.