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View usage for: (maʊnd) Word forms: plural mounds1. countable nounA 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 nounIn baseball, the mound is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball. More Synonyms of mound mound in British English 1 (maʊnd) noun1. a raised mass of earth, debris, etc 2. any heap or pile a mound of washing 4. archaeology another word for barrow2 5. an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence verb6. (often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap 7. (transitive) to cover or surround with a mound to mound a grave ▶ Related adjective: tumularWord origin C16: earthwork, perhaps from Old English mund hand, hence defence: compare Middle Dutch mond protection mound in British English 2 (maʊnd) noun heraldry a rare word for orb (sense 1) Word origin C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French monde, from Latin mundus world mound in American English 1 (maʊnd) noun1. a heap or bank of earth, sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc. 2. a natural elevation like this; small hill 4. Baseball the slightly raised area on which the pitcher must stand when pitching verb transitive5. Archaic to enclose or fortify with a mound Word origin prob. < MDu mond, protection, akin to ON mund, hand: see manual mound in American English 2 (maʊnd) Word origin Fr monde < L mundus, the world Word lists withmound terms used in archaeologyBritish English: mound NOUN A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt. - American English: mound
- Brazilian Portuguese: monte
- Chinese: 堆
- European Spanish: montón
- French: monceau
- German: Haufen
- Italian: monticello
- Japanese: 山
- Korean: 산
- European Portuguese: monte
- Latin American Spanish: montón
Chinese translation of 'mound' n (c) - [of earth]
土堆 (tǔduī) (个(個), gè) - (= heap) [of objects]
堆 (duī) - (Baseball)
投球区(區)土墩 (tóuqiúqū tǔdūn)
Definition any heap or pile huge mounds of dirt Definition a small natural hill We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic. Synonyms kopje or koppie (South Africa) an ancient, man-made burial mound a rough double-moated mound earmarked as an ancient monument related words related adjective tumular Additional synonymsDefinition a slope, as of a hill resting indolently upon a grassy bank Synonyms mound, banking, rise, hill, mass, pile, heap, ridge, dune, embankment, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (South Africa) Definition a wall or similar structure used as a fortification a bulwark against the English Synonyms fortification, defence, bastion, buttress, rampart, redoubt, outwork Definition something piled up by the wind or current, as a snowdrift A car was trapped in a snow drift. Synonyms pile, bank, mass, heap, mound, accumulationAdditional synonymsDefinition a mound or ridge of drifted sand They climbed a very large dune. Synonyms hillock, down (archaic), mound, mount, drift, elevation, knoll, brae (Scottish) Definition a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or prevents a river or lake from overflowing They climbed a steep railway embankment. Synonyms bank, ridge, mound, causeway, rampart, earthwork Definition a small hill or mound He had spent the night huddled behind a hillock for shelter. Synonyms mound, knoll, hummock, barrow, knap (dialect), tump (Western England, dialect), monticule Definition a small rounded hill a grassy knoll Synonyms hillock, hill, swell, mound, barrow, hummockDefinition a collection of objects laid on top of one another a pile of books Synonyms heap, collection, mountain, mass, stack, rick, mound, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, assortment, assemblageDefinition a mound of earth or a wall built to protect a fort or city a walk along the ramparts of the old city Synonyms defence, wall, parapet, fortification, security, guard, fence, fort, barricade, stronghold, bastion, embankment, bulwark, earthwork, breastwork Definition a piece of rising ground I climbed to the top of the rise. Synonyms upward slope, incline, elevation, ascent, hillock, rising ground, acclivity, kopje or koppie (South Africa) Definition a pile of things, one on top of the other There were stacks of books on the bedside table and floor. Synonyms pile, heap, mountain, mass, load (informal), cock, rick, clamp (British), mound |