mold·er
(mōĺdər)
[Probably frequentative of mold3.]
verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
intransitive verb
- To crumble to dust; disintegrate.
transitive verb
- To cause to crumble. See synonyms at decay
mold
1 (mōld)
[Middle English molde, from Old French modle, molle, from Latin modulus diminutive of modus, measure.]
noun
- 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.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form: the oval mold of her face.
- Distinctive character or type: a leader in the mold of her predecessors.
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form: a method of scientific investigation that broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
- Architecture See molding
verb: mold·ed, mold·ing, molds.
transitive verb
- To shape in or on a mold.
- To form into a particular shape; give shape to.
- To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence: a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.
- To fit closely by following the contours of.
- To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
- To ornament with moldings.
intransitive verb
- To be shaped in or as if in a mold: shoes that gradually molded to my feet.
derivatives
- mold́a·ble
- adjective
- mold́er
- noun
