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- Dictionarymound/maʊnd/
noun
- 1. a rounded mass projecting above a surface: "the bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow"
- 2. a large pile or quantity of something: "a mound of dirty crockery" Similar
verb
- 1. heap up into a rounded pile: "basmati rice was mounded on our plates"
- 2. enclose or fortify with an embankment: archaic "a sand-built ridge Of heaped hills that mound the sea"
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MOUND definition: 1. a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill: 2. a large pile of something: 3. the…. Learn more.
1. countable noun. A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt. [ + of] The table was a mound of paper and books. 2. countable noun. In baseball, the mound is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball. More Synonyms of mound.
noun. often attributive. 1. archaic : hedge, fence. 2. a (1) : an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones. especially : one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site. (2) : the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands. b. : a rounded hill or natural formation. 3.
A mound is a heap or a pile of material or objects. You can make a mound of clothes by dumping your laundry onto your bed.
n. 1. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment. 2. A natural elevation, such as a small hill. 3. A group of things collected in a mass or heap: found his keys in a mound of laundry. See Synonyms at heap. 4. often mounds A great deal; a lot: has mounds of homework to finish. 5.
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill: a burial mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times) a large pile of something: a mound of potatoes / papers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: banks & embankments. bank. bluff. dune. embankment. hummock. levee. riverbank. riverine. riverside. sandbank.
noun. a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll. an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment. a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers; a mound of hay. Baseball. the slightly raised ground from which the pitcher delivers the ball. rubber 1 ( def 14 ).
Mound definition: A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment.
Definition of mound noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MOUND definition: 1. a large pile of something: 2. a higher area of soil, like a small hill: . Learn more.
