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unmold

unmold verb: to remove something from a mold.

Verb

unmold (third-person singular simple present unmolds, present participle unmolding, simple past and past participle unmolded)

  1. To remove something from a mold.
    • Pack some fish or crab meat into a 4-ounce mold (a ½-cup metal measuring cup works fine) and unmold onto a platter.2007 January 3, “Recipe: Timbale of Skate”, in New York Times

Forms of unmold

third-person singular presentunmolds
present participleunmolding
past participleunmolded
pastunmolded

Origin of unmold

From un- + mold.

Questions about unmold

What does unmold mean?
Unmold means to remove something from a mold.
What part of speech is unmold?
Unmold is a verb.
What is the past tense of unmold?
The past tense of unmold is unmolded.

Words near unmold in the dictionary

  1. unmoiled
  2. unmoist
  3. unmoistenable
  4. unmoistened
  5. unmoisturized
  6. unmold
  7. unmoldable
  8. unmolded
  9. unmoldered
  10. unmoldering
  11. unmolding

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