Homonyms - Mould (As a Noun and Verb)

1.    a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been exposed to warm, wet air for too long

·         Don’t eat the cheese. There’s mould (= noun) on it.

2.    a hollow container with a particular shape where soft or liquid substances are poured. When the substance hardens, it takes the shape of the container

·         Pour the clay into the mould (= noun) and let it set.

3.    to make a soft substance into a particular shape

·         This plastic is going to be moulded (= verb) into cups.

·         The children had fun moulding (= verb) little pots from clay this morning.

4.    to try and change or influence someone

·         John tried to mould (= verb) his son into a perfectionist, just like himself.