Meaning of "mould" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOULD

(N): changed from Old French modle, from Latin modulus a small measure, module.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MOULD

mould  [məʊld]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOULD

Mould is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mould in English.

WHAT DOES MOULD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mold

A mold or mould is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, fungi that can adopt a single celled growth habit are called yeasts. Molds are a large and taxonomically diverse number of fungal species where the growth of hyphae results in discoloration and a fuzzy appearance, especially on food. The network of these tubular branching hyphae, called a mycelium, is considered a single organism. The hyphae are generally transparent, so the mycelium appears like very fine, fluffy white threads over the surface. Cross-walls may delimit connected compartments along the hyphae, each containing one or multiple, genetically identical nuclei. The dusty texture of many molds is caused by profuse production of asexual spores formed by differentiation at the ends of hyphae. The mode of formation and shape of these spores is traditionally used to classify molds. Many of these spores are colored, making the fungus much more obvious to the human eye at this stage in its life-cycle.

Definition of mould in the English dictionary

The first definition of mould in the dictionary is a shaped cavity used to give a definite form to fluid or plastic material. Other definition of mould is a frame on which something may be constructed. Mould is also something shaped in or made on a mould.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOULD

PRESENT

Present

I mould

you mould

he/she/it moulds

we mould

you mould

they mould

Present continuous

I am moulding

you are moulding

he/she/it is moulding

we are moulding

you are moulding

they are moulding

Present perfect

I have moulded

you have moulded

he/she/it has moulded

we have moulded

you have moulded

they have moulded

Present perfect continuous

I have been moulding

you have been moulding

he/she/it has been moulding

we have been moulding

you have been moulding

they have been moulding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I moulded

you moulded

he/she/it moulded

we moulded

you moulded

they moulded

Past continuous

I was moulding

you were moulding

he/she/it was moulding

we were moulding

you were moulding

they were moulding

Past perfect

I had moulded

you had moulded

he/she/it had moulded

we had moulded

you had moulded

they had moulded

Past perfect continuous

I had been moulding

you had been moulding

he/she/it had been moulding

we had been moulding

you had been moulding

they had been moulding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mould

you will mould

he/she/it will mould

we will mould

you will mould

they will mould

Future continuous

I will be moulding

you will be moulding

he/she/it will be moulding

we will be moulding

you will be moulding

they will be moulding

Future perfect

I will have moulded

you will have moulded

he/she/it will have moulded

we will have moulded

you will have moulded

they will have moulded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been moulding

you will have been moulding

he/she/it will have been moulding

we will have been moulding

you will have been moulding

they will have been moulding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mould

you would mould

he/she/it would mould

we would mould

you would mould

they would mould

Conditional continuous

I would be moulding

you would be moulding

he/she/it would be moulding

we would be moulding

you would be moulding

they would be moulding

Conditional perfect

I would have mould

you would have mould

he/she/it would have mould

we would have mould

you would have mould

they would have mould

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been moulding

you would have been moulding

he/she/it would have been moulding

we would have been moulding

you would have been moulding

they would have been moulding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mould
we let´s mould
you mould

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mould

Past participle

moulded

Present Participle

moulding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MOULD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mould» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of mould

affect · blight · brand · build · calibre · carve · cast · character · configuration · construct · construction · control · create · cut · design · die · direct · dirt · earth · fashion · forge · form · format · frame · fungus · humus · ilk · influence · kidney · kind · line · loam · make · matrix · mildew · model · mouldiness · mustiness · nature · pattern · quality · sculpt · shape · soil · sort · stamp · structure · style · type · work

TRANSLATION OF MOULD

Find out the translation of mould to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mould from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mould» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 模具
• Translator English - Spanish: molde
• English: mould
• Translator English - Hindi: ढालना
• Translator English - Arabic: قَالِبٌ
• Translator English - Russian: футляр
• Translator English - Portuguese: molde
• Translator English - Bengali: ছাঁচ
• Translator English - French: moule
• Translator English - Malay: Acuan
• Translator English - German: Form
• Translator English - Japanese: 型
• Translator English - Korean: 주형
• Translator English - Javanese: Cetakan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khuôn
• Translator English - Tamil: அச்சு
• Translator English - Marathi: साचा
• Translator English - Turkish: kalıp
• Translator English - Italian: forma
• Translator English - Polish: odlew
• Translator English - Ukrainian: форма
• Translator English - Romanian: matriță
• Translator English - Greek: καλούπι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vorm
• Translator English - Swedish: form
• Translator English - Norwegian: form

10 QUOTES WITH «MOULD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mould.

1

Neill Blomkamp

There has to be the popcorn genre element, or I don't engage the same way. I like action and vehicle design and guns and computer graphics as much as I like allegory. It's a constant balancing game. I want audiences to be on this rollercoaster that fits the Hollywood mould, but I also want them to absorb my observations.

2

Charlotte Bronte

If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it.

3

Willa Cather

What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.

4

Paddy Considine

All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow.

5

Rachel Cusk

I don't go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don't think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches.

6

William Godwin

If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak.

7

Kim Jong Il

No faction is better or worse than any other. All come from the same mould; they are all products of capitalist influence in the working class movement. And they are a poison that destroys our Party and the working class movement in Korea.

8

Thomas a Kempis

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

9

Irrfan Khan

I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema.

10

Leander Paes

Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOULD»

Discover the use of mould in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mould and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody

In SEE A LITTLE LIGHT, Mould finally tells the story of how the anger and passion of the early hardcore scene blended with his own formidable musicianship and irrepressible drive to produce some of the most important and influential music ...

Bob Mould, 2011

Online Bookselling

A comprehensive guide for the potential online bookseller and a great reference for the experienced online bookseller.

Michael E. Mould, 2006

Breaking the Mould: New Approaches to Ceramics

The book profiles the work of over 70 ceramicists, including Suzanne King, Simon Fell, Grayson Perry, Barnaby Barford, Carina Ciscato and Amy Houghton.

Cigalle Hanaor, 2007

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody

The musician behind the ground-breaking punk band Hüsker Dü describes his early passion for music; reveals his struggles with homosexuality and drug and alcohol addiction; and discusses his solo career and founding of the band Sugar.

Bob Mould, 2013

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody

In SEE A LITTLE LIGHT, Mould finally tells the story of how the anger and passion of the early hardcore scene blended with his own formidable musicianship and irrepressible drive to produce some of the most important and influential music ...

Bob Mould, 2011

Basic Relativity

This is a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics or astrophysics, developing both the formalism and the physical ideas of special and general relativity in a logical and coherent way.

Richard A. Mould, 2001

Physarum Machines: Computers from Slime Mould

This book demonstrates how to create experimental Physarum machines for computational geometry and optimization, distributed manipulation and transportation, and general-purpose computation.

Andrew Adamatzky, 2010

Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl ...

The book then examines the early medical response and follow up of patients with acute radiation syndrome, including power plant workers and liquidators, the evacuation and resettlement, the current and future status of the sarcophagus, ...

R.F Mould, 2000

Breaking the Mould

In this memoir Penny Petrone tells what it was like growing up in Northern Ontario as the daughter of parents who moved to Canada from the class-bound feudal society of Southern Italy during the first quarter of the century when America was ...

Penny Petrone, 2001

"Into Another Mould": Aspects of the Interregnum

The first edition of this volume, published in 1981 under the title Into Another Mould, contemplated three aspects of the interregnum 1642-60: the suggested or even attempted reforms of local government; the politics of the New Model Army; ...

Ivan Alan Roots, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOULD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mould is used in the context of the following news items.

Ha the Unclear - "Growing Mould" (video) premiere)

“'Growing Mould' is a kind of break up song where the lyrics are a self-deprecating monologue spoken through an intercom by someone locked ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»

Recent research into the in mould labelling market: global industry …

FMCG industry is mainly driven by brand recognition and in mould labelling function is sure to play a major role in it. In mould labelling refers to ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»

Maxx Royal Resorts in Turkey break the mould with lavish all …

Maxx Royal Kemer Resort and Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort in Turkey bring a new significance and luxury edge to the 'all-inclusive' holiday ... «ITCM, Jul 15»

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould present BBC's Fake or Fortune

Uncovering treasure: Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould present the BBC1 show Fake Or Fortune on Sunday. Is this the shark that later attacked... Read More. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Mould - Obnoxious Colours On Dresses, Household Furniture

Mould; a woolly network of threadlike strands that may be white, green, grey or black in colour grow on objects due to severe cold and change ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Step up efforts to mould learners

Of late, safety and security fears of learners in school have raised concern among many parents and school administrators. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

Amateur Dunne breaks mould to lead Irish challengers on day of …

Normally, that would refer to Rory McIlroy but in his enforced absence, the mantle of leading Irishman on the first day of the Open was taken up ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

The Hidden Dangers of Mould in Residential Buildings

Mould can bring on a whole range of illnesses, including respiratory problems, and there have been many documented cases of sickness due ... «Sourceable, Jul 15»

Mould found inside banana bought from Louth supermarket

A local woman has warned people to check their bananas after her daughter became sick while eating one which had a red fungus in its core. «Louth Leader, Jul 15»

Mould Produces Obnoxious Colours On Clothes, Household Furniture

Mould; a woolly network of threadlike strands that may be white, green, grey or black in colour, grows on objects as a result of severe cold, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»