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- DictionaryMound/mound/
noun
- 1. a rounded mass projecting above a surface.
verb
- 1. heap up into a rounded pile: "mound the pie filling slightly in the center"
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.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt. [ + of] The table was a mound of paper and books. 2. countable noun. In baseball, the mound is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball . More Synonyms of mound.
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. The noun mound is occasionally used to mean "a hill," but it most often describes a manmade pile, like a mound of stones or a mound of sand heaped on the beach, or a mound of snow that you sculpt into a rabbit.
1. / maʊnd / noun. See orb. heraldry a rare word for orb. mound. 2. / maʊnd / noun. a raised mass of earth, debris, etc. any heap or pile. a mound of washing. a small natural hill. See barrow. archaeol another word for barrow 2. an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence.
Definition of mound noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Feb 28, 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.
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.: See also rubber 1 (def. 14).
