mould
Commonwealth standard spelling of moldCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
» There's some mould in the showers.
Es ist Schimmel im Duschraum.
Da ist Schimmel im Duschraum.
В душевых кабинах есть плесень.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
(countable, uncountable)Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
Commonwealth spelling of mold (“loose soil”).
loose soil rich in organic matter
Commonwealth spelling of mold (“top of the head”).
Examples
19 sentencesThere's some mould in the showers.
ruВ душевых кабинах есть плесень.
deEs ist Schimmel im Duschraum.
The gloves fit like a mould.
There's mould on the bathroom walls.
Can damp and mould affect my health?
Nature made him and destroyed the mould.
Origin
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen (“to grow mouldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
From Old English molde. Cognate with Old High German molta, Old Norse mold and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda).
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Forms
plural: mouldsSynonyms
9 synonyms- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens:moldcast
- sculpture produced by molding:moldmoldingmouldingmodelingclay sculpturemodelling
- a distinctive nature, character, or type:mold
- a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold:mold
- a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter:mold
- loose soil rich in organic matter:mold
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable