Mound

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment.
  • n. A natural elevation, such as a small hill.
  • n. A raised mass, as of hay; a heap. See Synonyms at heap.
  • n. Archaeology A large artificial pile of earth or stones often marking a burial site.
  • n. Baseball The slightly elevated pitcher's area in the center of the diamond.
  • n. Archaic A hedge or fence.
  • v. To fortify or conceal with a mound.
  • v. To heap into a raised mass.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hand.
  • n. A protection; restraint; curb.
  • n. A helmet.
  • n. Might; size.
  • n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
  • n. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
  • n. Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
  • n. A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
  • n. Vulva.
  • v. To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
  • v. To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe.
  • n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
  • v. To fortify or inclose with a mound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A protection; restraint; curb.
  • n. A helmet.
  • n. Might; size.
  • n. An artificial elevation of earth, as one raised as a fortification or part of a fortification, or as a funeral monument; a bank of earth; hence, a bulwark; a rampart or fence.
  • n. A natural elevation presenting the appearance of having been raised artificially; a hillock; a knoll.
  • n. In civil engine., in excavations, a piece of the original ground left at intervals to show the depth.
  • To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc., to.
  • n. A figure of a globe, taken as an emblem of sovereignty.
  • To form into mounds; become piled up into mounds.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
  • n. a small natural hill
  • n. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
  • v. form into a rounded elevation
  • n. the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
  • n. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  • Verb Form
    mounded    mounding    mounds   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    globe   
    Form
    mounded    mounding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bulwark    rampart    hill    heap    bank    tumulus    barrow    tell    kurgun    cache   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pound    Sound    abound    aground    around    astound    bound    browned    compound    confound   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pile    ridge    lump    pyramid    patch    slab    clump    hill    pillar    dome