Mildew
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To taint with mildew. To become tainted with mildew.
Mold
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.WA frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.The shape or pattern of a mold.General shape or form.Distinctive character or type.A fixed or restrictive pattern or formSee molding.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.Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To shape in or on a mold.To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence; as, a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his studentsTo fit closely by following the contours of.To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.To ornament with moldings.To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
Example sentence: A number of years ago, when I had an exhibition of my work, the people in charge who came to pick up my manuscripts saw them piled up haphazardly in the garage and were shocked. 'What? They'll grow mold like this!' they said. People who do things properly apparently make a dedicated manuscript room, where they can control humidity.