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Definition: Molded |
MoldedAdjective1. Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "molded" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: MoldedSynonyms: shaped (adj), wrought (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Affections | Adjective: affected, characterized, formed, molded, cast; attempered, tempered; framed; predisposed; prone, inclined; having a bias; Noun: tinctured with, imbued with, penetrated with, eaten up with. |
Imitation | Adjective: imitated; Verb: mock, mimic; modelled after, molded on. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Molded |
| English words defined with "molded": acrylate resin, acrylic, acrylic resin, Aemail ombrant, Aplastic, Attic base ♦ blancmange ♦ Core box ♦ Deck molding, Dirt pie, Doughface, Dough-faced ♦ Eames chair, Emery board, emery rock, emery stone ♦ fictile, Fictile ware, Figulated, figurine, forge, form ♦ Gauged brick, Green ware ♦ hand cheese ♦ icebox cake, ice-cream cake, Impresionable ♦ lump sugar, lunch meat, luncheon meat ♦ melamine resin, mildew, mold, moldable, mould, Mouldable, mud pie ♦ papier-mache, plastic, plastic explosive, plastique, Potter's wheel ♦ Quarter railing, Quarter rails ♦ shape, shaped, Spattle, statuette, Stringcourse, Stump tracery ♦ tractable ♦ Wedgwood ware, work, wrought. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "molded": CONTROLS OPERATOR, MOLDED GOODS ♦ EMBOSSING-PRESS OPERATOR, MOLDED GOODS ♦ WICKER, MOLDED CANDLES. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "molded": Voltaplast. (references) |
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 | Molded Astronaut Couches. Credit: NASA. |  | Where the country's morals are molded. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Production. Tin smelting. Pure tin is molded into "bars" at a large Southern smelter in which the metal is extracted from South American ore. The tin is usually kept at a temperature of about 650 degrees while being molded. The metal is ready for removal. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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William Shakespeare | They say men are molded out of faults, and for the most, become much more the better; for being a little bad. [Measure For Measure] |
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Health | A spleen guard is a piece of fiberglass that is molded to a person's stomach. (references) | |
There are thousands of different antibodies in the body. Each is molded for a specific germ. Because ALPS patients have more B cells than normal, they produce more antibodies, including ones that cause autoimmune problems. (references) | ||
In addition to finding RBCs, the doctor may find white blood cells that signal a urinary tract infection or casts (groups of cells molded together in the shape of the kidneys' tiny filtering tubes) that signal kidney disease. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "molded": be molded ♦ molded breadth ♦ molded depth ♦ molded edge ♦ molded net ♦ molded on ♦ molded plug ♦ molded plywood ♦ molded salad ♦ molded transistor ♦ transfer molded. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "molded"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | formohem (be formed, be molded, be moulded, be shaped, develop, form, grow up, shape, take shape). (various references) | |
Chinese | " (Moulded). (various references) | |
Danish | transistor i epoxy-hus (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), støbt stik (molded plug, moulded plug), støbt formet net (molded net), potentiometer med støbt spær (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), formstøbt stik (molded plug, moulded plug), formspaendt krydsfiner (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), formet kant (molded edge), bredde paa spant (molded breadth). (various references) | |
Dutch | gevormd triplex (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), door spuitgieten gevormd siliciumnitride (injection molded silicon nitride), gegoten contactstop (molded plug, moulded plug), gegoten kabelkanaal (molded cable channel), gemodelleerd triplex (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), geperste rand (molded edge), breedte op buitenkantspant (molded breadth), gevormd door transfer (transfer molded, transfer moulded), zuiver perswerk (molded net), holte volgens de mal (molded depth, moulded depth (of vessel)), ingegoten elco (molded electrolytic capacitor), potentiometer met gegoten spoor (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), spuitgietprodukt (injection molded piece, injection moulded part), spuitgietstuk (injection molded piece, injection moulded part), transistor in kunststofbehuizing (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), gevormd artikel (molded article). (various references) | |
Finnish | valettu pistotulppa (molded plug, moulded plug), siirtopuristettu (transfer molded, transfer moulded), ruiskupuristettu (transfer molded, transfer moulded), potentiometri,jonka vastusrata on valettu (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), epoksimuoviin koteloitu transistori (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor). (various references) | |
French | proportionnée. (various references) | |
German | gestaltete (configured). (various references) | |
Greek | καλουπωμένο άκρο (molded edge), κομμάτι που καλουπώθηκε στις ακριβείς διαστάσεις (molded net), μορφοποιημένον αντικολλητόν (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), ποτενσιόμετρο με καλουπωμένο ίχνος (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), χύτευση μεταφοράς (transfer molded, transfer moulded), χυτός ρευματολήπτης (molded plug, moulded plug), χυτευτός νάρθηκας καλωδιώσεων (molded cable channel), τρανζίστορ εποξειδικού εγκλεισμού (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor). (various references) | |
Italian | trasferimento per formatura (transfer molded, transfer moulded), transistore in contenitore epossidico (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), puntale dello scafo (molded depth, moulded depth (of vessel)), profondita della carena (molded draft, moulded draught), potenziometro a pista stampata (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), pezzo stampato ad iniezione (injection molded piece, injection moulded part), larghezza massima fuori ossatura (molded breadth), compensato sagomato (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), canale per cavi stampato (molded cable channel), articolo stampato (molded article), altezza di costruzione (depth, molded depth, moulded depth, moulded depth (of vessel)), altezza dello scafo (molded depth, moulded depth (of vessel)). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "ち物 (molded dry confectionery, percussion instruments, swords, weapons made in a forge). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | うちもの (molded dry confectionery, percussion instruments, swords, weapons made in a forge). (various references) | |
Korean | 주조하" (Moulded). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oldedmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | moldado por transferência (transfer molded, transfer moulded), transistor epoxidico (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), potenciómetro de pista moldada (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), cunha moldada (molded edge), contraplacado moldado (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), canal de cabo moldado (molded cable channel), artigo moldado (molded article). (various references) | |
Russian | формовать заплесневелый;слепленный. (various references) | |
Spanish | moldeado por transferencia (transfer molded, transfer moulded), moldeado neto (molded net), transistor moldeado (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), transistor epoxídico (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor), tablero contrachapado moldeado (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), potenciómetro de pista moldeada (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), pieza neta moldeada (molded net), nitruro de silicio producido mediante moldes de inyección (injection molded silicon nitride), junta moldeada de neopreno (neoprene molded seal), enchufe macho moldeado (molded plug, moulded plug), canal de cable moldeado (molded cable channel), borde moldeado (molded edge), artículo moldeado (molded article). (various references) | |
Swedish | transfergjuten (transfer molded, transfer moulded), potentiometer med gjutet spår (molded track potentiometer, moulded track potentiometer), gjuten kontakt (molded plug, moulded plug), format kryssfaner (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood), formad plywood (formed plywood, molded plywood, moulded plywood, moulded sheet), epoxikapslad transistor (epoxy transistor, molded transistor, moulded transistor). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | plastos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | fusile, fusiles, fusili, fusilia. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "molded": premolded, remolded, unmolded. (additional references) | |
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"Molded" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: holded, mobled, modded, moded, Modenda, Modlen, modred, Moldan, Moldau, molde, Moldi, moldic, moldo, Moledat, Molend, mollied, Muhlfeld, Mulde. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "molded" (pronounced mō"ldud) |
| 6 | m ō" l d u d | remolded. |
| 5 | -ō" l d u d | folded, scolded, unfolded. |
| 4 | -l d u d | blindfolded, fielded, gilded, heralded, melded, scalded, shielded, unheralded, welded, wielded, yielded. |
| 3 | -d u d | abounded, acceded, accorded, abided, added, afforded, aided, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, awarded, backhanded, banded, barricaded, beaded, bearded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, bladed, blended, blinded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, boarded, bombarded, bonded, bounded, braided, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, carded, cascaded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, conceded, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corded, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defended, defrauded, degraded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, discarded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, landed, larded, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, disregarded, dissuaded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, evenhanded, exceeded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, faded, fended, feuded, flooded, forwarded, founded, funded, glided, goaded, graded, grounded, guarded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heeded, herded, hoarded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, interceded, masterminded, mended, minded, misguided, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, pleaded, plodded, pounded, preceded, precluded, prerecorded, presided, pretended, prided, proceeded, prodded, propounded, provided, raided, railroaded, rebounded, receded, recommended, recorded, redheaded, refunded, regarded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, retarded, rewarded, rounded, safeguarded, sanded, seceded, secluded, seconded, seeded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sordid, sounded, spearheaded, speeded, splendid, stampeded, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, traded, transcended, trended, unaided, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfounded, unfunded, unguarded, unheeded, unimpeded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, unrecorded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, warded, wedded, weeded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-l-m-o" | |
-1 letter: doled, domed, model. | |
-2 letters: demo, dole, dome, eddo, lode, meld, mode, mold, mole. | |
-3 letters: del, doe, dol, dom, eld, elm, led, med, mel, mod, mol, odd, ode, old, ole. | |
-4 letters: de, do, ed, el, em, lo, me, mo, od, oe, om. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-l-m-o" | |
+1 letter: modeled, moulded. | |
+2 letters: dolmades, imploded, modelled, moldered, remolded, unmolded. | |
+3 letters: demiworld, diplomaed, domiciled, melodised, melodized, mislodged, modulated, mouldered, premolded, remodeled, smoldered. | |
+4 letters: cuddlesome, demiworlds, demodulate, demolished, dreamworld, duodecimal, emboldened, endodermal, hebdomadal, imboldened, manifolded, meadowland, meddlesome, middlebrow, remodelled, smouldered. | |
+5 letters: demobilized, demodulated, demodulates, demodulator, demoralized, dislodgment, dolomitized, dreamworlds, duodecimals, loudmouthed, meadowlands, middlebrows, modularized, mollycoddle, thalidomide, warmblooded. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Bibliography |
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