Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To crumble to dust; disintegrate. synonym: decay.
- intransitive verb To cause to crumble.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To turn to mold or dust by natural decay; waste away by a gradual separation of the component particles, especially without the presence of water; crumble.
- To be diminished; waste away gradually.
- To turn to dust; crumble; waste.
- noun One who molds or forms into shape; specifically, one who is employed in making castings in a foundry.
- noun Mold; clay.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
- intransitive verb To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.
- transitive verb To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who makes
molds . - noun A tool for making molds.
- noun A machine for making
molding . - verb To
decay to dust, todisintegrate from rot.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb break down
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Well, there was a machine called a molder, and I was a tailboy:
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It says something unfortunate about our times that we have a "molder" calling basketball games, and a "searcher" in the White House.
Dave Zirin: Invoking Dr. King, Charles Barkley Stands Strongly for LGBT Rights Dave Zirin 2011
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It says something unfortunate about our times that we have a "molder" calling basketball games, and a "searcher" in the White House.
Dave Zirin: Invoking Dr. King, Charles Barkley Stands Strongly for LGBT Rights Dave Zirin 2011
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It says something unfortunate about our times that we have a "molder" calling basketball games, and a "searcher" in the White House.
Dave Zirin: Invoking Dr. King, Charles Barkley Stands Strongly for LGBT Rights Dave Zirin 2011
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Within a short time I was made permanent "molder" and finally manager of the whole yard.
My Own Life Story Sterling Nelson 1924
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As for external security, the military continued to molder without significant reform, its pilots unable to fly more than a few dozen hours a year because of fuel shortages, its sailors at sea only one or two days a month, its conscripts terrorized by horrific hazing.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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I daresay she is hoping I will cut her off so she can molder in a cottage somewhere writing her books.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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The church is a very powerful molder of public opinion, and Mr. Rutland is very impressive.
THEFT 2010
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As for external security, the military continued to molder without significant reform, its pilots unable to fly more than a few dozen hours a year because of fuel shortages, its sailors at sea only one or two days a month, its conscripts terrorized by horrific hazing.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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I daresay she is hoping I will cut her off so she can molder in a cottage somewhere writing her books.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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