present participle of mold

The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. / Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. / A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. / Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to. / (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. / (intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting. / (UK, dialectal, chiefly plural) Earth, ground.

To cover with mold or soil.

(dialectal or obsolete) The top or crown of the head.

Obsolete spelling of mold