[{"word":"moulding","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fit closely by following the contours of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To ornament with moldings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be shaped in or as if in a mold.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"These shoes gradually molded to my feet."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cover with mold or soil.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(milling) A mill for shaping timber.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mold","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molding","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mould","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moulding"]}]