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mound
(mound)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. Archaeology A large artificial pile of earth or stones often marking a burial site.
6. Baseball The slightly elevated pitcher's area in the center of the diamond.
7. Archaic A hedge or fence.
tr.v. mound·ed, mound·ing, mounds
To heap into a raised mass: mounded the dirt around the plants.
[Origin unknown.]
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mound
(maʊnd)n
1. a raised mass of earth, debris, etc
2. any heap or pile: a mound of washing.
3. (Physical Geography) a small natural hill
4. (Archaeology) archaeol another word for barrow 2
5. (Civil Engineering) an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence
vb
6. (often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap
7. (tr) to cover or surround with a mound: to mound a grave.
[C16: earthwork, perhaps from Old English mund hand, hence defence: compare Middle Dutch mond protection]
mound
(maʊnd)n
(Heraldry) heraldry a rare word for orb 1
[C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French monde, from Latin mundus world]
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mound
(maʊnd)n.
1. a natural elevation of earth; hillock or knoll.
2. an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment.
3. a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers.
4. the slightly raised ground from which a baseball pitcher delivers the ball.
v.t. 5. to form into a mound; heap up.
6. to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
[1505–15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection; compare Old English mund hand (hence, protection), c. Old Norse mund protection]
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mound
- causeway - A raised path, road, or way across a wet place or stretch of water—based on causey, "a mound, embankment, or dam to retain water."
- tumulus, barrow - A tumulus is the mound of earth placed over a tomb, synonymous with barrow.
- hill of beans - Refers to the planting practice of placing the seeds in clumps in a little mound (hill) of soil.
- moat - From French mote/motte, meaning "mound."
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mound
Past participle: mounded
Gerund: mounding
| Imperative |
|---|
| mound |
| mound |
| Present |
|---|
| I mound |
| you mound |
| he/she/it mounds |
| we mound |
| you mound |
| they mound |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I mounded |
| you mounded |
| he/she/it mounded |
| we mounded |
| you mounded |
| they mounded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am mounding |
| you are mounding |
| he/she/it is mounding |
| we are mounding |
| you are mounding |
| they are mounding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have mounded |
| you have mounded |
| he/she/it has mounded |
| we have mounded |
| you have mounded |
| they have mounded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was mounding |
| you were mounding |
| he/she/it was mounding |
| we were mounding |
| you were mounding |
| they were mounding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had mounded |
| you had mounded |
| he/she/it had mounded |
| we had mounded |
| you had mounded |
| they had mounded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will mound |
| you will mound |
| he/she/it will mound |
| we will mound |
| you will mound |
| they will mound |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have mounded |
| you will have mounded |
| he/she/it will have mounded |
| we will have mounded |
| you will have mounded |
| they will have mounded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be mounding |
| you will be mounding |
| he/she/it will be mounding |
| we will be mounding |
| you will be mounding |
| they will be mounding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been mounding |
| you have been mounding |
| he/she/it has been mounding |
| we have been mounding |
| you have been mounding |
| they have been mounding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been mounding |
| you will have been mounding |
| he/she/it will have been mounding |
| we will have been mounding |
| you will have been mounding |
| they will have been mounding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been mounding |
| you had been mounding |
| he/she/it had been mounding |
| we had been mounding |
| you had been mounding |
| they had been mounding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would mound |
| you would mound |
| he/she/it would mound |
| we would mound |
| you would mound |
| they would mound |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have mounded |
| you would have mounded |
| he/she/it would have mounded |
| we would have mounded |
| you would have mounded |
| they would have mounded |
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Noun 1. [画像:mound - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands]mound - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball
2. [画像:mound - a small natural hill]mound - a small natural hill
hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
molehill - a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
3. [画像:mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other]mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
compost heap, compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
scrapheap - pile of discarded metal
shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
slagheap - pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
stack - an orderly pile
funeral pyre, pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
woodpile - a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use
4. mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
barbette - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
burial mound, grave mound, tumulus, barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
5. mound - the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"
position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
baseball team - a team that plays baseball
Verb 1. mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"
shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
mound over - form a mound over
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mound
noun
Related words
adjective tumular
adjective tumular
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mound
nounverb
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Translations
رابِيه، رَبْوَه
kupa
høj
hóll; hrúga; haugur
paugursuzkalniņš
tepeciktümsek
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mound
(maund) noun a small hill or heap of earth etc. a grassy mound; a mound of rubbish. hopie رابِيه، رَبْوَه връхче morro kupa der Hügel høj σωρός, βουναλάκι montículo küngas تپه kumpu monticule תלולית स्वर्ण गोलक brežuljak domb(ocska) gundukan hóll; hrúga; haugur monticello, collinetta 塚 언덕, 작은 산 pylimas, kauburys paugurs; uzkalniņš timbunan heuvel, hoop haug; dynge, stabel kopiec تپه morro movilă холм; насыпь; куча kopa kup, hribček gomila hög, kulle, vall เนิน tepecik, tümsek 土墩 вал, насип تودہ، ڈھیر ụ đất, gò 土墩
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