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1. (n.) mound
a natural elevation of earth; hillock or knoll.
2. mound
an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment.
3. mound
a heap or raised mass:
a mound of papers.
4. mound
the slightly raised ground from which a baseball pitcher delivers the ball.
5. (v.t.) mound
to form into a mound; heap up.
6. mound
to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
Etymology: (1505–15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection; cf. OE mund hand (hence, protection), c. ON mund protection)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mound, hill, pitcher's mound
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
2. (noun) knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock
a small natural hill
3. (noun) pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
4. (noun) mound, hill
structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
"they built small mounds to hide behind"
5. (verb) pitcher, 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"
6. (verb) mound
form into a rounded elevation
"mound earth"
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1. (noun) mound
a raised area of ground
a mound of earth
2. mound
a pile
a mound of earth dirty clothes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mound
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
2. (noun) mound
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
3. (verb) mound
to fortify or inclose with a mound
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Sense: a small hill or heap of earth etc
a grassy mound; a mound of rubbish.
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 Afrikaans: hopie |
 Arabic: رابِيه، رَبْوَه |
 Bulgarian: връхче |
 Brazilian: morro |
 Czech: kupa |
 German: der Hügel |
 Danish: høj |
 Greek: σωρός, βουναλάκι |
 Spanish: montículo |
 Estonian: küngas |
 Farsi: تپه |
 Finnish: kumpu |
 French: monticule |
 Hebrew: תְּלוּלִית |
 Hindi: स्वर्ण गोलक |
 Croatian: brežuljak |
 Hungarian: domb(ocska) |
 Indonesian: gundukan |
 Icelandic: hóll; hrúga; haugur |
 Italian: monticello, collinetta |
 Japanese: 塚 |
 Korean: 언덕, 작은 산 |
 Lithuanian: pylimas, kauburys |
 Latvian: paugurs; uzkalniņš |
 Malay: timbunan |
 Dutch: heuvel, hoop |
 Norwegian: (grav)haug; dynge, stabel |
 Polish: kopiec |
 Persian: تپه |
 Pashto: تپه |
 Portuguese: morro |
 Romanian: movilă |
 Russian: холм; насыпь; куча |
 Slovak: kopa |
 Slovenian: kup, hribček |
 Serbian: gomila |
 Swedish: hög, kulle, vall |
 Thai: เนิน |
 Turkish: tepecik, tümsek |
 Taiwanese: 土墩 |
 Ukrainian: вал, насип |
 Urdu: تودہ، ڈھیر |
 Vietnamese: ụ đất, gò |
 Chinese: 土墩 |
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