mold vs grind

mold and grind both are nouns.

mold and grind both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mold	Yes	No	Yes	No
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, grind is a hyponym of mold; that is, grind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mold:

mold: make something, usually for a specific function
grind: shape or form by grinding

Other hyponyms of mold include carve, swage, upset, chip, layer, cut out, machine, stamp, puddle, beat, preform, preform, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.

mold (noun)	grind (noun)
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
sculpture produced by molding	hard monotonous routine work
a distinctive nature, character, or type	the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
the process of becoming mildewed
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
loose soil rich in organic matter

mold (verb)	grind (verb)
become moldy; spoil due to humidity	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
shape or influence; give direction to	make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
fit tightly, follow the contours of	press or grind with a crushing noise
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold	shape or form by grinding
make something, usually for a specific function	created by grinding
form in clay, wax, etc	dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
	work hard

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