mouldnoun
UK US mold uk/məʊld/us/moʊld/mould noun (SUBSTANCE)
[ U ] a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air:
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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- germ
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- microorganism
- organism
- probiotic
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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mould noun (SHAPE)
[ C ] a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container:
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Models & moulds
- cast
- die
- diorama
- mock
- mock sth up
- mock-up
- model
- precast
- scale
- section
- wireframe
mould noun (TYPE OF PERSON)
[ S ] If someone is from or in a particular mould, they have the characteristics typical of a certain type of person:
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Categories and varieties
- animal
- brand
- breed
- category
- classification
- food group
- form
- hue
- ilk
- incarnation
- kind
- matter
- order
- run
- style
- take
- type
- typology
- variety
- version
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mouldverb
UK US mold uk/məʊld/us/moʊld/[ T ] to make a soft substance have a particular shape:
[ T ] to try to change or influence someone:
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to fit the body very closely:
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Industrial processing
- can 1
- cast
- desalinate
- desalination
- die-cast
- extract
- fluoridate
- mint
- nurdles
- plastic
- preserve
- process
- raw material
- refine
- refinement
- reprocess
- smelt 1
- tan
- treat
- work
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