Mold vs. Shape

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.

Shapenoun

The status or condition of something

Shapenoun

Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.

Shapenoun

The appearance of something, especially its outline.

Shapenoun

Form; formation.

Shapenoun

(iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.

Shapenoun

(iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.

Shapenoun

A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.

Shapenoun

(programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.

Shapeverb

To create or make.

Shapeverb

(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

Shapeverb

To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.

Shapeverb

(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.

Shapeverb

To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.

Shapeverb

(obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.

Shapeverb

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

Shapeverb

To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel.

Shapeverb

To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas).

Shapeverb

To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.

Shapeverb

To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.

Shapenoun

Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.

Shapenoun

That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being.

Shapenoun

A model; a pattern; a mold.

Shapenoun

Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality.

Shapenoun

Dress for disguise; guise.

Shapenoun

A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.

Shapenoun

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);

Shapenoun

the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance;

Shapenoun

alternative names for the body of a human being;

Shapenoun

a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept;

Shapenoun

the visual appearance of something or someone;

Shapenoun

the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

Shapenoun

the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe

Shapenoun

a perceptual structure;

Shapeverb

shape or influence; give direction to;

Shapeverb

make something, usually for a specific function;

Shapeverb

give a shape or form to;

Shape

A shape or figure is the form of an object or its external boundary, outline, or external surface, as opposed to other properties such as color, texture, or material type. A plane shape, two-dimensional shape, or 2D shape (plane figure, two-dimensional figure, or 2D figure) is constrained to lie on a plane, in contrast to solid figures.