figure vs mold

figure

noun
  • A shape. 

  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

verb
  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

mold

noun
  • General shape or form. 

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

  • A fontanelle. 

  • Earth, ground. 

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

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

  • 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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