anvil vs mold

anvil

noun
  • A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails. 

  • A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm. 

  • The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed. 

  • A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. 

  • The incus bone in the middle ear. 

verb
  • To fashion on, or as if on, an anvil. 

mold

noun
  • Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. 

  • A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. 

  • General shape or form. 

  • A fontanelle. 

  • Earth, ground. 

  • Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting. 

  • A fixed or restrictive pattern or form. 

  • A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. 

  • A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air. 

  • Distinctive character or type. 

  • The shape or pattern of a mold. 

  • A group of moldings. 

verb
  • To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon. 

  • To ornament with moldings. 

  • To be shaped in or as if in a mold. 

  • To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence 

  • To cover with mold or soil. 

  • To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting. 

  • To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold. 

  • To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to. 

  • To fit closely by following the contours of. 

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