Synonyms for Mould
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1. mold, mouldnoun

   loose soil rich in organic matter

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

2. cast, mold, mould, stampnoun

   the distinctive form in which a thing is made

   "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

   Synonyms:
   plaster cast, seal, form, pestle, postage, legal tender, modeling, mould, revenue stamp, cast, plaster bandage, shape, mold, roll, molding, tender, cast of characters, postage stamp, moulding, mildew, dramatis personae, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting, impression

3. mildew, mold, mouldnoun

   the process of becoming mildewed

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

4. mold, mouldnoun

   a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

5. mold, mouldnoun

   a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold

   "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

6. mold, mouldnoun

   a distinctive nature, character, or type

   "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

7. mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpturenoun

   sculpture produced by molding

   Synonyms:
   modelling, cast, mould, mold, modeling, stamp, border, model, moulding, clay sculpture, casting, mildew, molding

8. mold, mould, castverb

   container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

   Synonyms:
   plaster cast, mildew, modeling, mould, form, cast, plaster bandage, shape, mold, roll, dramatis personae, cast of characters, moulding, molding, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting

9. model, mold, mouldverb

   form in clay, wax, etc

   "model a head with clay"

   Synonyms:
   mildew, mock up, mould, pose, form, cast, work, determine, mold, simulate, posture, sit, influence, pattern, model, regulate, forge, shape

10. cast, mold, mouldverb

    form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

    "cast a bronze sculpture"

    Synonyms:
    influence, mildew, vagabond, barf, work, vomit up, ramble, put, cat, spue, range, be sick, wander, sick, stray, rove, honk, forge, frame, roll, regulate, chuck, puke, throw, disgorge, form, redact, mould, vomit, upchuck, model, purge, regorge, cast, shape, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, tramp, contrive, drop, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, couch, project, retch, roam, shed, determine

11. shape, form, work, mold, mould, forgeverb

    make something, usually for a specific function

    "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

    Synonyms:
    spring, knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, model, excogitate, imprint, work out, run, spurt, function, put to work, organize, forge, lick, take form, solve, make, regulate, determine, figure out, cast, form, fake, mould, sour, invent, play, exploit, make for, spirt, go, take shape, fashion, do work, hammer, mold, organise, mildew, puzzle out, act upon, counterfeit, process, crop, work, ferment, influence, work on, constitute, formulate, wreak, cultivate, exercise, contrive, devise

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Create From Raw Material
   • Dessert
   • Dish
   • Fungus
   • Hallmark
   • Shape
   • Soil
   • Solid
   • Spoilage

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mouldnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Sometimes written Mold.] loam

2. mouldnoun

   Synonyms:
   mustiness, mildew, mouldiness, rust, blight, smut

3. mouldnoun

   Synonyms:
   matrix, matrice

4. mouldnoun

   Synonyms:
   form, shape, cast, fashion

5. mouldverb

   Synonyms:
   [Sometimes written Mold.] form, shape, fashion, carve, model

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mouldnoun

   Synonyms:
   matrix, matrice, pattern, model, mouldiness, mildew, blight, smut, fungus

2. mouldverb

   Synonyms:
   form, shape, model, cast, knead

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "mould":

   mold, mussel, moulds, mussels, mildew, rot, clam, botrytis, vomitus, wimp, fungus

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1. John Adams:

   [D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.

2. Ryszard Kapuściński:

   Our job is like a baker's work -- his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out.

3. Andrew Cooper:

   They break the mould of former leaders ... that focused much more on national politics and explicit ideological concerns.

4. Daniel Day Lewis:

   You don't merely give over your creativity to making a film-you give over your life In theatre, by contrast, you live these two rather strange lives simultaneously you have no option but to confront the mould on last night's washing-up.

5. Jimmy Page:

   Guitarist Keith kicked it off and I began to mould a riff around Guitarist Keith guitar part to augment the arrangement.