solid - a three-dimensional shape

container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

form - a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"

matrix - mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface

pig bed, pig - mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

sandbox - mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal

dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

leaf mold, leaf mould, leaf soil - soil composed mainly of decaying leaves

spoiling, spoilage - the process of becoming spoiled

mucor - any mold of the genus Mucor

rhizopus - any of various rot-causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus

water mold - parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil

fungus - a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art

artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

smut - become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"

dry-rot - affect or be affected with dry-rot

shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

press out, press - press from a plastic; "press a record"

remold, remould, recast - cast again; "The bell cracked and had to be recast"

sand cast - pour molten metal into a mold of sand

carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"

swage, upset - form metals with a swage

chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"

machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"

puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"

beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"

create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch

preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand

preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one

mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

hill - form into a hill

roughcast - shape roughly

remold, reshape - shape again or shape differently

sinter - used of powdery metals or ores; to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without melting

mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"

throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"

hand-build, handbuild, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

work on, process, work - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

mold, mould, model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"

cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"

disincline, indispose - make unwilling

miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"

carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"

time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"

pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"

predetermine - determine beforehand

cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"