MOULDER
decompose, rot, molder, moulder
(verb) break down; “The bodies decomposed in the heat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
moulder (third-person singular simple present moulders, present participle mouldering, simple past and past participle mouldered)
(intransitive, transitive) To decay or rot.
Noun
moulder (plural moulders)
A person who moulds dough into loaves.
Anyone who moulds or shapes things.
A machine used for moulding.
Anagrams
• R-module, remould
Etymology
Proper noun
Moulder
A surname.
Anagrams
• R-module, remould
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.
Mould, Mould"er, Mould"y, etc.
Definition: See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition