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



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