MOLDER

decompose, rot, molder, moulder

(verb) break down; “The bodies decomposed in the heat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Molder (plural Molders)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Molder is the 31001st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 749 individuals. Molder is most common among White (84.91%) individuals.

Anagrams

• remold

Etymology

Noun

molder (plural molders)

One who molds something into shape.

A person who makes molds.

A tool for making molds.

A machine for making molding.

Verb

molder (third-person singular simple present molders, present participle moldering, simple past and past participle moldered)

Alternative form of moulder

Anagrams

• remold

Source: Wiktionary


Mold"er, Mould"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.

Mold"er, Mould"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moldered or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] Etym: [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.]

Definition: 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. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. Clarendon.

Mold"er, Mould"er, v. t.

Definition: To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away. [Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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