mould

1. 1.

   form in clay, wax, etc

   “model a head with clay”

   Synonymsmodelmold

   Broadershape

   art

2. 2.

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

   “cast a bronze sculpture”

   Synonymscastmold

   Broadershape

   Narrowerpressrecastsand cast
3. 3.

   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”

   Synonymsshapeformworkmoldforge

   Broadercreate from raw material

   Narrowercarveswage

Other forms of mould

plural

moulds·

past tense

moulded·

present participle

moulding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mould

What does mould mean?

mould means "loose soil rich in organic matter". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mould?

mould has 1 syllable: mould. In IPA it is /ˈmoʊld/.

What is another word for mould?

Close synonyms include mold, cast, mold, stamp, mildew. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mould a common word?

mould is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mould?

2 words rhyme with mould. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.