mold vs stripe

mold

noun
  • Distinctive character or type. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

stripe

noun
  • Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort. 

  • A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background. 

  • The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces. 

  • A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment. 

  • A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy. 

  • The start/finish line. 

  • A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions. 

  • A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow with a whip or stick. 

  • Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots. 

  • A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. 

verb
  • To lash with a whip or strap. 

  • To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write. 

  • To mark with stripes. 

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