Topic: BIOLOGY
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mould1 British English ; mold American English
1 a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container : Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould. lime jell-o in a mould
shaped container
[countable]DFUAnother method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould.lime jell-o in a mould2 if someone is in a particular mould, or fits into a particular mould, they have all the attitudes and qualities typical of a type of person
type of person
[singular] in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Crossland
a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Crossland3 to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done before : an attempt to break the mould of British politics
break the mould
an attempt to break the mould of British politics4 a soft green, grey, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm, wet air : The chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts. The walls were black with mould. ➔ leaf mould
growing substance
[uncountable]HBDThe chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts.The walls were black with mould.