mould
Commonwealth standard spelling of moldCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
» There's some mould in the showers.
Es ist Schimmel im Duschraum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Da ist Schimmel im Duschraum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
В душевых кабинах есть плесень. — Ivanovb
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2 sensesCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
Commonwealth spelling of mold (“to cause to become mouldy”).
- fit tightly, follow the contours of
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- form in clay, wax, etc
Examples
19 sentencesThere's some mould in the showers.
ruВ душевых кабинах есть плесень. — Ivanovb
deEs ist Schimmel im Duschraum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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.
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Forms
moulds, moulding, moulded, mouldedSynonyms
11 synonyms- fit tightly, follow the contours of:mold
- become moldy; spoil due to humidity:moldmildew
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold:castmold
- form in clay, wax, etc:modelmold
- make something, usually for a specific function:shapeformworkmoldforge
- shape or influence; give direction to:determineshapemoldinfluenceregulate
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle