- mould
- (BrE) (AmE mold) noun1 hollow containerADJECTIVE▪ jello (AmE), jelly (BrE)▪ terrine▪ ring▪ prepared▪
Fill the prepared moulds with ice cream.
▪ plastic, rubberVERB + MOULD/MOLD▪ cast sth in, make sth in▪The statues were cast in clay moulds.
▪ fill, pour sth into▪ use▪ create, make▪ removePREPOSITION▪ in a/the mould▪Leave the clay in the mould overnight.
▪ mould for▪a mould for a bronze statue
2 type of sthADJECTIVE▪ old (esp. AmE), traditionalVERB + MOULD/MOLD▪ be cast in, be from, come from, fit, fit into▪She is clearly from a different mould from her team mate.
▪He doesn't fit into the usual mould of bosses.
▪ break▪Breaking the traditional mould of local politics is not going to be easy.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the mould▪a young politician in the mould of the great statesmen of the past
3 organic growthADJECTIVE▪ bread, leaf, slime▪ toxicVERB + MOULD/MOLD▪ be covered in, be covered with▪The bread was covered in green mould.
MOULD/MOLD + VERB▪ form, grow▪ killMOULD/MOLD + NOUN▪ spore▪ growth▪ problem▪houses with mould problems
▪ contamination▪ exposure▪ allergy
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
