<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.</li><li>the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.</li><li>something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.</li><li>a frame on which something is formed or made.</li><li>shape or form.</li><li>a prototype, example, or precursor.</li><li>a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.</li><li>Shipbuilding: a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.</li><li>a template for a frame.</li><li>Architecture: a molding.</li><li>a group of moldings.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to work into a required shape or form; shape.</li><li>to shape or form in or on a mold.</li><li>Metallurgy: to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.</li><li>to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.</li><li>to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child.</li><li>to ornament with moldings.</li></ul>