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# mould

«mould» in Mova's school dictionary: **a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (mould / mold, uncountable for the fungus; a mould, moulds for shapes); verb (mould, moulds, moulded, moulding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mould is a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black, that grows on old food or damp walls; it is a kind of fungus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#m1)

2) A mould is a hollow container that you pour a liquid into so it sets in that shape, like a jelly mould. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#m2)

3) To mould means to press or shape something soft, like clay, into a shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#m3)

4) To mould someone means to influence how they grow up and become. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons: mould is a living thing (a fungus) that grows from tiny spores, likes warm, damp places and helps break down dead things; children watch bread go mouldy as an experiment. Safety: never eat mouldy food and don't sniff mould, because it can make you ill; damp, mouldy rooms are bad for breathing. In art: moulding clay and using moulds. Penicillin, a medicine, was found in a mould. Phrases: «covered in mould», «mouldy bread», «jelly mould», «break the mould» (do something new).

### examples

- The bread was covered in green mould. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x1)
- Don't eat food with mould on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x2)
- We watched mould grow on bread for our science experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x3)
- Mould grows in warm, damp places. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x4)
- Pour the jelly into the mould and let it set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x5)
- She moulded the clay into a little bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x6)
- Penicillin was discovered in a mould. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x7)
- Open a window to stop mould growing in the bathroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x8)
- "It is really necessary that I should mould the clay myself," he replied. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/#x9)

### note

Spelling: «mould» (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) and «mold» (US). Adjective: «mouldy / moldy». Mould is a fungus, like mushrooms, not a plant. Cutting mould off soft food does not make it safe, because mould grows roots inside.

### In the corpora

- [And yeast has a cousin nobody invited: the fluffy mould on old bread.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work/7/)
- [The blue-green veins in blue cheese are a safe mould added on purpose; other moulds on food can be harmful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/10/)
- [Mould grows from tiny spores in the air and likes damp, warm, sugary food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould/11/)
- [Mould sends threads deep into soft food, so cutting off the visible spot does not make soft food like strawberries safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould/12/)
- [Cold slows down bacteria, mould and chemical reactions, so food lasts longer in the fridge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mould» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mould/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.