" mold "

[Noun]  | "mold" | \ ˈmōld \

1: a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as

2: a matrix for casting metal

3: a form in which food is given a decorative shape

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, from Anglo-French molde, alteration of Old French modle, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus measure {mat|mete|};

[Noun]  | "mold" 

1: a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales)

2: a fungus that produces mold

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English mowlde, perhaps alteration of mowle, from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold;

[Noun]  | "mold" 

1: crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth : soil; especially : soil rich in humus

2: the surface of the earth : ground

3: the earth of the burying ground

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English molde; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind {mat|meal|};

[Noun]  | "blue mold" 

1: any of various fungi (genera Penicillium and Peronospora) that produce blue or blue-green surface growths

Origin: 1664 ;

[Noun]  | "bread mold" 

1: any of various molds found especially on bread; especially : a rhizopus (Rhizopus stolonifer synonym R. nigricans)

Origin: 1833 ;

[Noun]  | "green mold" 

1: a green or green-spored mold (as of the genera Penicillium or Aspergillus)

Origin: 1857 ;

[Noun]  | "leaf mold" 

1: a compost or layer composed chiefly of decayed leaves

2: a mold or mildew that affects foliage

Origin: 1724 ;

[Verb]  | "mold" 

1: to knead or work (a material, such as dough or clay) into a desired consistency or shape

2: to form in a mold

3: to determine or influence the quality or nature of

Origin: 14th century ;

[Verb]  | "mold" 

1: to become moldy

Origin: 1530 ;

[Geographical name]  | "Mold" | \ ˈmōld \

1: town in northeastern Wales south-southwest of Liverpool, England population 10,000

[Noun]  | "mold" 

[Verb]  | "mold"