Synonyms for mould
moʊldmould

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1. mold, mouldnoun

   loose soil rich in organic matter

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

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

   sculpture produced by molding

   Synonyms:
   modelling, cast, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

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1. mouldnoun

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

2. mouldverb

   Synonyms:
   form, shape, model, cast, knead

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1. List of paraphrases for "mould":

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

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How to use mould in a sentence?

1. Mickey Mehta:

   For most of the things children do, parents are responsible. A good seed, noble thoughts and upbringing deeds can determine the character and personality feeds of our children. The amount of money we spend on them is not funny, to please them that's ain't the way honey! Give them your time to make their life sublime. Children are soft clay, mould them the appropriate way. Let your children's life not be compromised, let them blossom in fertile fields to Get Mickeymized.

2. Jimmy Page:

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

3. John Milton, Paradise Lost:

   Did I request thee Maker, from my clay, to mould me Man? Did I solicit thee from darkness, to promote me?

4. Hunter S. Thompson:

   Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of the rat race is not yet final.

5. Andrew Cooper:

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