molder

molder
    v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
         {decompose}, {rot}, {molder}, {moulder}]
    

Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape;
   specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making
   molds for castings.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or
   {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G.
   multern.]
   To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural
   decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation
   of the component particles, without the presence of water; to
   crumble away.
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         The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon.
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         When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior.
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         If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have
         moldered to nothing.                     --Clarendon.
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Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t.
   To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
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         [Time's] gradual touch
         Has moldered into beauty many a tower.   --Mason.
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "molder":
      ablate, age, antiquate, atomize, become extinct, become obsolete,
      break down, break up, calm, calm down, canker, carver, cease,
      chaser, clay modeler, come apart, consume, corrode, corrupt,
      crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, date, decay, decompose,
      die down, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissolve, dwindle,
      earth artist, ebb, erode, fade, fall into decay, fall to pieces,
      fester, figurer, figuriste, fission, fossilize, fust, gangrene,
      gem carver, go bad, go to pieces, graver, grow old, halt,
      lose currency, lull, mason, mildew, modeler, mold,
      monumental mason, mortify, necrose, obsolesce, outdate, pacify,
      perish, putrefy, putresce, quiesce, quiet, quieten, rankle, rot,
      rust, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, soothe, sphacelate, split,
      spoil, statuary, stonecutter, stop, subside, superannuate,
      suppurate, taint, tranquilize, turn, wane, waste away, wax modeler,
      wear away, wood carver