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mold

/mɔʊld/
Meanings
  • noun

    A container used to give a particular shape to material during manufacturing or crafting.

    - "The baker used a mold to shape the bread."
    - "The sculptor used a mold to create the statue."
  • noun

    A type of fungus that grows on food or other organic matter.

    - "The cheese has gone bad and is now covered in mold."
    - "Mold can be harmful to human health."
Pronunciation
  1. /moʊld/



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  2. /moʊld/



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  3. /moʊld/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with mold
bold , molded , told , scold
Homonyms
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  1. Mold (en) : A container used to give a particular shape to material during manufacturing or crafting.

  2. Mold (en) : A type of fungus that grows on food or other organic matter.

  3. Mould (en) : A depression or indentation in a surface.

Homophones
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  1. mold (en) : To give a particular shape or form to something.

  2. mould (en) : A depression or indentation in a surface.

Variants
List of all variants of mold that leads to same result
mold , molds , moldable , molded , molding , Mold , blue mold , blue molds , bread mold , bread molds , green mold , green molds , leaf mold , leaf molds
Forms
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molds, molded, molding, molds'

Etymology
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Old English mōld, from mōlan 'to mold'. Related to mould 'form, shape'.

Trivia
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  1. Molds are used in various industries, including automotive, construction, and food production.

  2. The oldest known use of molds dates back to ancient Egypt, where they were used to make pottery.

  3. Some types of molds can produce mycotoxins, which can be harmful or even fatal to humans and animals.

Related Concepts
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  1. Casting: A manufacturing process in which a liquid material is poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.

  2. Molded food: Food that is given a specific shape using a mold. Examples include chocolate truffles and gummy bears.

Culture
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In literature, molds have been used as metaphors for shaping or influencing people or society. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius advises his son Laertes to 'take heed of this, my meaning; we must take heed of our friends lest they shame us, for shame comes probably to those who take no thought what they do, but the fame that waits on perfect actions wants not merit in the doing.

How to Memorize "mold"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a container being used to shape dough or metal.
    - Visualize a fungus growing on food.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'mold' with the image of a sculptor's mold.
    - Associate the word 'mold' with the image of a loaf of bread rising in a pan.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym MOLD to remember the definition: 'M' for 'manufacturing or crafting', 'O' for 'organic matter', 'L' for 'container or shape', and 'D' for 'depression or indentation'.
    - Use the sentence 'Mold is a container that shapes or a fungus that grows' to remember the two meanings.

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