mold
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(verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" |
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Synonyms: mildew |
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Related Words: change, dry-rot, smut |
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(noun) a container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
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Synonyms: cast, mould |
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Related Words: container, form, matrix, pig, pig bed, sandbox |
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(noun) a sculpture produced by molding |
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Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, molding, mould, moulding |
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Related Words: sculpture |
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(noun) a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter |
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Synonyms: mould |
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Related Words: fungus, mucor, rhizopus, water mold |
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(noun) loose soil rich in organic matter |
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Synonyms: mould |
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Related Words: dirt, leaf mold, leaf mould, leaf soil, soil |
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(verb) make by pouring into a cast or mold |
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Synonyms: cast, mould |
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Related Words: forge, form, mold, mould, press, press out, recast, remold, remould, sand cast, shape |
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(verb) form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" |
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Synonyms: model, mould |
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Related Words: forge, form, mold, mould, shape |
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(noun) the process of becoming mildewed |
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Synonyms: mildew |
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Related Words: spoilage, spoiling |
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(noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" |
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Synonyms: cast, stamp |
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Related Words: solid |
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(verb) make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form the dough into cylinders" |
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Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape |
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Related Words: beat, carve, cast, chip, coil, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, handbuild, hill, machine, model, mold, mould, mound, puddle, remold, reshape, roughcast, sculpt, sculpture, sinter, swage, throw, upset |
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