Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 43 compound words that contain mould. The most common are listed below. Open mould in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- breaking the mouldpresent participle and gerund of break the mould
- Mould effectA counterintuitive physical phenomenon observed with a chain of beads placed inside a jar: when one end of the chain is yanked from the jar and allowed to fall to the floor, it establishes a self-sustaining flow of the chain which rises up …
- slime mouldAlternative spelling of slime mold: Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
- break the mouldAlternative spelling of break the mold: To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
- breaks the mouldthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the mould: To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
- broke the mouldsimple past of break the mould
- broken the mouldpast participle of break the mould: To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
- bed-mouldThe congeries of mouldings which is under the projecting part of almost every cornice, of which, indeed, it is a part.
- mould loftAlternative form of mold loft: A large room in a shipbuilding yard where the several parts of a ship's hull are laid off to full size from the construction drawings.
- snow mouldAlternative form of snow mold: A white mold that grows on grass after the melting of snow.
- black bread mouldAlternative form of black bread mold: Rhizopus stolonifer, a widely distributed threadlike mucoralean mold commonly found on the surface of bread.
- mould-breakingUsing or involving the use of original, innovative and unconventional methods; departing from tradition.
- blow mouldA hinged mould that is used to shape molten blown glass
- taters in the mouldCold.
- bread mouldAlternative form of bread mold: Any type of molds which typically grow on bread, particularly the genera Rhizopus and Penicillium.
- iron mouldThe yellow discoloration of cloth by rusty iron.
- mould-boardAlternative form of mouldboard: A curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow.
- mould loftsplural of mould loft: A large room in a shipbuilding yard where the several parts of a ship's hull are laid off to full size from the construction drawings.
- barquette mouldA boat-shaped mould used in cookery.
- mould cocklebreadTo lift one's skirts, bend over, and knead the buttocks as if kneading bread.
- hen-mouldA black, spongy soil.
- head-mould-shotAlternative form of headmould-shot: A condition of the skull in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.
Compound words 43
- moulderOften followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.
- mouldboardA curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow.
- unmouldTo remove from a mould.
- MouldenA surname.
- hoodmouldThe outermost moulding which protrudes out of a wall over an archway (over the hood of a door, window or other opening), for decoration or the cover transitions between surfaces, and to discharge rain; a dripstone.
- mismouldAlternative form of mismold: To mold improperly, producing an unintended result.
- antimouldCountering mould; antifungal.
- mouldlessWithout a mould.
- archmouldA plastic moulding that surrounds and protects the wheel arch of a car.
- brickmouldA decorative trim used around exterior doors and windows.