mold

1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
4. The shape or pattern of a mold.
5. General shape or form.

   the oval mold of her face

6. Distinctive character or type.

   a leader in the mold of her predecessors

7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.

   His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

8. A group of moldings.

   the arch mold of a porch or doorway;  the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts

9. A fontanelle.

1. To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
3. To fit closely by following the contours of.
4. To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
5. To ornament with moldings.
6. To be shaped in or as if in a mold.

   These shoes gradually molded to my feet.

noun

A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.

1. To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
2. To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.

1. Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
2. (chiefly plural) Earth, ground.

verb

To cover with mold or soil.