ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmolt
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molt
Meaning: to shed old feathers, skin, or fur
molt in a sentence
How molt is used in real sentences:
Many birds molt after their nesting season ends.
The penguins molt their worn feathers and grow fresh ones.
“Before they become adults, they molt and leave their old outer skins behind.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for molt
Other words for molt — shed, slough and cast off — carry the same meaning.
- shed
- slough
- cast off
Antonyms of molt
Words that mean the opposite of molt:
- retain
- keep
Where it comes from
From Latin mutare 'to change'
Memory hook
When animals MOLT, their OLD covering moves off.