mould

UK (US mold)

/məʊld/ noun

Definition

SUBSTANCE [U] › a green or black substance that grows in wet places or on old food

CONTAINER [C] › a container that is used to make something in a particular shape: a chocolate mould

(Definition of mould noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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