» mold
Noun (8 meanings)
Example:
- “pottery of this cast was found throughout the region”
mold is a type of:
- solid (noun) - a three-dimensional shape
mold is derivationally related to:
- to cast, mold, mould (verb) - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- to frame, redact, cast, put, couch (verb) - formulate in a particular style or language
- to model, mold, mould (verb) - form in clay, wax, etc
- to shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge (verb) - make something, usually for a specific function
- to stamp (verb) - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- to stamp (verb) - reveal clearly as having a certain character
mold is a type of:
- container (noun) - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
types of mold:
- form (noun) - a mold for setting concrete
- matrix (noun) - mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
- pig bed, pig (noun) - mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
- sandbox (noun) - mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
mold is derivationally related to:
mold is a type of:
types of mold:
- leaf mold, leaf mould, leaf soil (noun) - soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
5. a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter.
mold is a type of:
- fungus (noun) - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
types of mold:
- mucor (noun) - any mold of the genus Mucor
- rhizopus (noun) - any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus
- water mold (noun) - parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil
mold is derivationally related to:
Examples:
- “a lobster mold”,
- “a gelatin dessert made in a mold”
Example:
- “a leader in the mold of her predecessors”
Verb (6 meanings)
Example:
- “model a head with clay”
to mold is a way to:
to mold is derivationally related to:
- cast, mold, mould, stamp (noun) - the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- fictile, moldable, plastic (adjective) - capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
- model, modelling, modeling (noun) - the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
- model, simulation (noun) - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
- modeling, modelling, molding, moulding (noun) - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
- mold, mould, cast (noun) - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture (noun) - sculpture produced by molding
- molding, casting (noun) - the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- art, artistic creation, artistic production (noun) - the creation of beautiful or significant things
Example:
- “The furniture molded in the old house”
to mold is a way to:
- to change (verb) - undergo a change
ways to mold:
to mold is derivationally related to:
Example:
- “cast a bronze sculpture”
to mold is a way to:
ways to mold:
- to press, press out (verb) - press from a plastic
- to recast, remold, remould (verb) - cast again
- to sand cast (verb) - pour molten metal into a mold of sand
to mold is derivationally related to:
- cast, casting (noun) - object formed by a mold
- cast, mold, mould, stamp (noun) - the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- caster (noun) - a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
- fictile, moldable, plastic (adjective) - capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
- mold, mould, cast (noun) - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
Examples:
- “She molded the rice balls carefully”,
- “Form cylinders from the dough”,
- “shape a figure”,
- “Work the metal into a sword”
to mold is a way to:
- to create from raw material, create from raw stuff (verb) - make from scratch
ways to mold:
- to beat (verb) - shape by beating
- to carve (verb) - form by carving
- to cast, mold, mould (verb) - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- to chip (verb) - form by chipping
- to cut out (verb) - form and create by cutting out
- to grind (verb) - shape or form by grinding
- to handbuild, hand-build, coil (verb) - make without a potter's wheel
- to hill (verb) - form into a hill
- to layer (verb) - make or form a layer
- to machine (verb) - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
- to model, mold, mould (verb) - form in clay, wax, etc
- to mound (verb) - form into a rounded elevation
- to preform (verb) - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- to preform (verb) - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- to puddle (verb) - subject to puddling or form by puddling
- to reshape, remold (verb) - shape again or shape differently
- to roughcast (verb) - shape roughly
- to sculpt, sculpture (verb) - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- to sinter (verb) - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
- to stamp (verb) - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- to swage, upset (verb) - form metals with a swage
- to throw (verb) - make on a potter's wheel
to mold is derivationally related to:
- cast, mold, mould, stamp (noun) - the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (noun) - the act of forming or establishing something
- form (noun) - a mold for setting concrete
- form, shape, cast (noun) - the visual appearance of something or someone
- formation, shaping (noun) - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Verb group:
5. fit tightly, follow the contours of.
to mold
Example:
- “The dress molds her beautiful figure”
Examples:
- “experience often determines ability”,
- “mold public opinion”
to mold is a way to:
ways to mold:
- to carry weight (verb) - have influence to a specified degree
- to decide (verb) - influence or determine
- to dispose, incline (verb) - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
- to index (verb) - adjust through indexation
- to indispose, disincline (verb) - make unwilling
- to miscreate (verb) - shape or form or make badly
- to pace (verb) - regulate or set the pace of
- to predetermine (verb) - determine beforehand
- to reshape (verb) - shape anew or differently
- to time (verb) - set the speed, duration, or execution of
to mold is derivationally related to:
- determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor (noun) - a determining or causal element or factor
- form, shape, pattern (noun) - a perceptual structure
- influence (noun) - causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- influence (noun) - one having power to influence another
- influence (noun) - the effect of one thing (or person) on another
- regulation, regulating (noun) - the act of controlling or directing according to rule
- shape, embodiment (noun) - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
- shaping, defining (noun) - any process serving to define the shape of something