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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.
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. : heap, pile. mounds of work. b. : a small rounded mass.
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.
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.
mound noun [C] (PILE) Add to word list. 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.
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 ).
Definition of mound noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Aug 19, 2024 · An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense. Synonyms: bulwark, rampart. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll. (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch. The pitcher was waiting at the mound.
Mound definition: A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment.
mound / maʊnd / n. a raised mass of earth, debris, etc; any heap or pile: a mound of washing; a small natural hill; an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence; vb (often followed by up) to gather into a mound; heap (transitive) to cover or surround with a mound: to mound a grave
