Word Finder - mold

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A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

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A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

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Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

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The shape or pattern of a mold.

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General shape or form.

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the oval mold of her face

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Distinctive character or type.

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a leader in the mold of her predecessors

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A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

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His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

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A group of moldings.

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the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts

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A fontanelle.

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To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

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To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

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To fit closely by following the contours of.

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To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

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To ornament with moldings.

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To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

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These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

There will be inevitable consequences, which mold the future.

Whether you live in a damp or humid part of the country or you suffer from certain types of allergies, a dehumidifier can remove unwanted moisture from the air while helping to reduce the risk of mold and mildew from growing in your home.

The floor smelled of mold.

Chair back cushions are buffeted by every wind that blows, and periodic summer rains run from the top of the cushion down, creating a greater opportunity for taking on moisture through the seams, with the resulting risk of mold and mildew.

Although polyester has environmental problems, it's actually a great choice for a shower curtain in that it lasts a long time, doesn't get too moldy and, when it does get some mold on the bottom, you can toss it in the washing machine.

The room smelled of stale air and mold.

The initial mold will then lie securely in the plaster bandage casing.

Remove mold using household bleach or a fungicide solution.

It came wrapped in Parma ham having been squashed into a tight circle in a ring mold.

This mixture will kill any mold or mold spores that may not be visible.

It was made on a potter 's wheel, not a mold.

Purchase care bear molds, available at Candy Mold Central, and use white chocolate and the desired care bear color to create custom bears.

So like a real craftswoman I'll try and mold my words.

Turn the pudding out of its mold and serve hot, accompanied by the cinnamon custard and the remaining stewed damsons.

The company can also mold polyurethane foam to any density.

When the yard received the go-ahead full size drawings of the vessel were made on the floor of the mold loft.

It features 11 tracks in the mold of The Beach Boys meeting lo-fi indie pop.

The production of an eagle for a church lectern required a mold made up of 25 separate pieces.

The technique was demonstrated at Mount St Josephs School and the year 10 pupils worked with the artists to fill the mold.

I never felt as if I fit the mold of the typical " artist.

Dry weather during the growing season prevented the development of white mold.

It's as if every subsequent album is made with the same mold - yet set to different themes.

The primordial smurf being was, in fact, a sentient form of slime mold.

Poetry has been my preferred forum through which to present the voice of a woman who does not fit into the doll injection mold.

Pouring a molten metal into a metal mold with enhanced cooling produces finer grains.

Hot pewter poured into a cool mold solidifies around the contact with the mold, allowing the still molten core to be poured out.

This is not a congenial creature in the Disney mold but an utterly terrifying monster with jagged teeth and eyes which blaze like torches.

They mold a constantly morphing collage of fast cut looks, colors and ambiences, and have great fun doing it, says Collins.

Figure 1 shows the typical cobweb growth of a mold mycelium from the edge to the center of a glass surface.

So even if you remove mold from food, it might still contain mycotoxins.

Used as a surface disinfectant, Mold and Mildew Control Spray also neutralizes odors, by killing the microorganisms that cause them.

Unfortunately aluminum nitride in particular has angular particles which are abrasive, leading to excessive mold wear.

Anthony Gormley's figures Mold, Hole and Passage are amusing as they display their major bodily orifices to the world.

The time is long overdue to break the old outmoded mold.

The channel was cast using a concrete slipform paver with a special mold.

It started when penicillin was extracted from the mold penicillium notatum in the 1930s.

Some of the music is really good, but a lot of it is unspectacular and very much in the predictably plaid mold.

Full Mold Casting In this process the pattern is in made from foamed plastic e.g. polystyrene.

Henry was a forceful and energetic character, a fervent and zealous reformer in the mold of Bernard.

They are mild blue cheeses with a thin pliable rind covered with a fine powdery mold.

Richard Bourne, 23, was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Mold Crown Court after admitting robbery.

The mold can be a hard mold or made of silicone rubber.

It is used for all major GRP work such as boat building, mold making, timber sheathing and also some casting projects.

Kevin was again sidetracked for much of the week with mold work.

The harmful effects of mold spores cannot surface in the finished oil.

The soil slightly varies, but in general it is found to be a dark loamy mold, with a stiff clayey subsoil.

All manner of dirt and mold streaks soon build up, making the trailer look tatty.

He now flies the evangelical flag in the UK, a rightwing religious zealot in the mold of American televangelists.

Space Puzzle molding is an injection mold tooling development process which can make production components during the final tooling of the approved design.

Poured wax Doll One made by pouring melted wax into a mold.