mold vs tile

mold

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

  • 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 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. 

tile

noun
  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A rectangular graphic. 

verb
  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

  • To cover with tiles. 

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