mound
noun
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
mounds
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present tense formof mound (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But in Guryong Village, set among mounds of accumulated refuse, access to air conditioning -- or even a reliable supply of electricity -- is far from guaranteed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Thanks to four years as vice president and two presidential bids, her name identification is universal, and she has demonstrated the ability to raise mounds of money.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The show starts with an 11-minute video, which includes aerial views of the round “tumuli” mounds that shielded Etruscan tombs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Business executives quite properly have taken these pledges with mounds of salt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
High mounds of crushed and powdered rock, great cones of earth fire-blasted and poison-stained, stood like an obscene graveyard in endless rows, slowly revealed in the reluctant light.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
