A fungus that can release toxins into theenvironment causing allergic reactions in somepeople.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
mold (noun)1.
crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth - soil , especially soil rich in humus - compare leaf mold
2.
dialect British
a) the surface of the earth - ground
b) the earth of the burying ground
3.
archaic earth that is the substance of the human body - be merciful great Duke to men of mold Shakespeare
1.
distinctive nature or character - type
2.
the frame on or around which an object is constructed
3.
a) a cavity in which a substance is shaped as
(1) a matrix for casting metal - a bullet mold
(2) a form in which food is given a decorative shape
b) a object - molded
4.
- molding
5.
a) obsolete an example to be followed
b) - prototype
c) a fixed pattern - design
transitive verb
1.
archaic to knead (dough) into a desired consistency or shape
2.
to give shape to - the wind molds the waves
3.
to form in a mold - mold candles
4.
to determine or influence the quality or nature of - mold public opinion
5.
to fit the contours of - fitted skirts that mold the hips
6.
to ornament with or carving - molding molded picture frames
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
intransitive verb
to become - moldy
town Wales of Liverpool, England - NE SSW
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
mold (noun)the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
SYNONYMS:
clod, earth, ground, mold, soilRELATED WORDS:
blackland, clay, gault [], gley, guck ( gook), gumbo, kaolin, muck, mud; dust, gravel, sand; humus, loam, topsoil; alluvium, colluvium, detritus, loess, marl, sediment, shingle, silt; duff, mull; subsoil, substratumto go through decomposition
SYNONYMS:
break down, corrupt, decompose, disintegrate, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish, putrefy, rot, spoilRELATED WORDS:
sour, turn, turn off []; contaminate, defile, pollute, taint; addle, curdle, ferment; mortify; rust; crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, witherNEAR ANTONYMS:
age, develop, grow, mature, ripen; refresh, renew, restore; cleanse, purify; assemble, compose, integrate; ameliorate, better, improve, meliorateRisk Free Exam Pass Guarantee
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