Fold vs. Mold

Foldverb

(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

Foldverb

(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

Foldverb

(intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.

Foldverb

To fall over; to be crushed.

Foldverb

(transitive) To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).

Foldverb

(intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.

Foldverb

To withdraw from betting.

Foldverb

To withdraw or quit in general.

Foldverb

To stir gently, with a folding action.

Foldverb

Of a company, to cease to trade.

Foldverb

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.

Foldverb

To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

Foldverb

To confine animals in a fold.

Foldnoun

An act of folding.

Foldnoun

A bend or crease.

Foldnoun

Any correct move in origami.

Foldnoun

(newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.

Foldnoun

The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.

Foldnoun

That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.

Foldnoun

(geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.

Foldnoun

In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.

Foldnoun

A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

Foldnoun

(collective) A group of sheep or goats.

Foldnoun

(figuratively) Home, family.

Foldnoun

A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.

Foldnoun

A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.

Foldnoun

(obsolete) A boundary or limit.

Foldnoun

The Earth; earth; land, country.

Foldverb

To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

Foldverb

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.

Foldverb

To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.

Foldverb

To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

Foldverb

To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.

Foldverb

To confine in a fold, as sheep.

Foldverb

To confine sheep in a fold.

Foldnoun

A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.

Foldnoun

Times or repetitions; - used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.

Foldnoun

That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.

Foldnoun

An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

Foldnoun

A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.

Foldnoun

A boundary; a limit.

Foldnoun

an angular or rounded shape made by folding;

Foldnoun

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

Foldnoun

a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)

Foldnoun

a pen for sheep

Foldnoun

the act of folding;

Foldverb

bend or lay so that one part covers the other;

Foldverb

intertwine;

Foldverb

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating;

Foldverb

cease to operate or cause to cease operating;

Foldverb

confine in a fold, like sheep

Foldverb

become folded or folded up;

Moldnoun

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

Moldnoun

A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

Moldnoun

Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

Moldnoun

The shape or pattern of a mold.

Moldnoun

General shape or form.

Moldnoun

Distinctive character or type.

Moldnoun

A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

Moldnoun

(architecture) A group of moldings.

Moldnoun

(anatomy) A fontanelle.

Moldnoun

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.

Moldnoun

Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

Moldnoun

Earth, ground.

Moldverb

(transitive) To shape in or on a mold.

Moldverb

(transitive) To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

Moldverb

(transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence

Moldverb

(transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.

Moldverb

(transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

Moldverb

(transitive) To ornament with moldings.

Moldverb

(intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

Moldverb

(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

Moldverb

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

Moldverb

To cover with mold or soil.

Moldnoun

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

Moldnoun

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

Moldnoun

Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.

Moldnoun

A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.

Moldnoun

The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.

Moldnoun

That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.

Moldnoun

Cast; form; shape; character.

Moldnoun

A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.

Moldnoun

A fontanel.

Moldnoun

A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.

Moldverb

To cover with mold or soil.

Moldverb

To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.

Moldverb

To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

Moldverb

To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.

Moldverb

To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.

Moldverb

To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.

Moldverb

To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.

Moldnoun

the distinctive form in which a thing is made;

Moldnoun

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

Moldnoun

loose soil rich in organic matter

Moldnoun

the process of becoming mildewed

Moldnoun

a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

Moldnoun

sculpture produced by molding

Moldverb

form in clay, wax, etc;

Moldverb

become moldy; spoil due to humidity;

Moldverb

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;

Moldverb

make something, usually for a specific function;

Moldverb

fit tightly, follow the contours of;

Moldverb

shape or influence; give direction to;

Moldnoun

a town in north-eastern Wales, administrative centre of Flintshire; population 10,500 (est. 2009).

Mold

A mold (US) or mould (UK, NZ, AU, ZA, IN, CA, IE) is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, fungi that can adopt a single-celled growth habit are called yeasts.