mound
1a 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.: See also rubber1 (def. 14).
an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., especially over a grave or ruins.
a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period.
to form into a mound; heap up.
to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
Origin of mound
1Other words from mound
- un·mound·ed, adjective
Other definitions for mound (2 of 2)
a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
Origin of mound
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How to use mound in a sentence
Why did earlier people go to all the trouble to build mounds?
There are just mounds and mounds of digital trees of information falling in the forest.
Oh Yes, He’s The Great Connector: Jason Hirschhorn’s Expertly Curated World | Lloyd Grove | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe dead and dying lay piled in rising mounds across the city.
In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History | Justin Marozzi | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThink all-tequila margaritas, carne asada tacos spritzed with lemon, key lime pies that are mounds of crust and nothing more.
Limepocalypse! Inside the Great Lime Shortage of 2014 | Kara Cutruzzula | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDrop the biscuit batter by the heaping tablespoonful onto a prepared baking sheets allowing about 1- inch between mounds.
Oliver crept away to the old churchyard, and sitting down on one of the green mounds, wept for her in silence.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensThese mounds are usually about eighteen feet apart, and consist of about as much earth as would fill a very large wheelbarrow.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThey are not particularly high, and stand upon three artificially raised mounds, a mile distant from each other.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThere are no steps leading to the tops of these mounds, the only means of access being by ladders, which can be drawn up at night.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferYou have a set of mounds before you, covering perhaps twenty acres or more, and rising to a height of about eighty feet.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for mound (1 of 2)
/ (maʊnd) /
a raised mass of earth, debris, etc
any heap or pile: a mound of washing
a small natural hill
archaeol another word for barrow 2
an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence
(often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap
(tr) to cover or surround with a mound: to mound a grave
Origin of mound
1Other words from mound
- Related adjective: tumular
British Dictionary definitions for mound (2 of 2)
/ (maʊnd) /
heraldry a rare word for orb (def. 1)
Origin of mound
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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