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mound¹ Definition

mound (mo̵und)

noun

  1. a heap or bank of earth, sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc.
  2. a natural elevation like this; small hill
  3. any heap or pile
  4. Baseball the slightly raised area on which the pitcher must stand when pitching

Etymology: prob. < MDu mond, protection, akin to ON mund, hand: see manual

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to enclose or fortify with a mound
  2. to heap up in a mound

mound² Definition

mound (mo̵und)

noun

orb ()

Etymology: Fr monde < L mundus, the world

mound Synonyms

mound

n.

mound Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rubble: Now, whatever food the people of these villages had is buried under the mounds of rubble that were once their homes.
  • earth: For the others a little mound of earth marked the end of their journey.
  • foliage: Rising up from a mound of foliage, the flowers bob around on top of short stems, creating a colorful show in Spring.
  • gravel: In the far corner near the heater was a small mound of gravel that I had pushed to the side.
  • debris: Dozens of Iraqis swarm the site of a severely damaged apartment building, trying desperately to find people trapped underneath huge mounds of debris.

Converse of object

  • elongate: These may have been part of a single elongated mound with the quoit, or separate later additions to the site.
  • excavate: Our overall objective is to excavate the entire mound, but it is so huge that the work must be carried out in phases.
  • moat: The moated mound where their manor house stood can still be seen in the meadows close to the two remaining medieval fish ponds.

Adjective modifier

  • earthen: The oldest surviving part of Henry II's Windsor Castle is the round tower that still occupies the earthen mound.
  • grassy: Avoid the grassy mound on the right at all costs.
  • prehistoric: On North Muir are two outstanding examples of prehistoric burial mounds, which date to a period around 2,500 to 2,000 BC.
  • burnt: Burnt mounds are common in Orkney, with more than 200 having been identified.
  • man-made: Standing 130 feet from base to peak, the hill is the tallest man-made mound in Europe.
  • conical: At the west end of this platform was a conical mound with a flattened top, 18 to 20 feet high.

Noun used with modifier

  • termite: His father's fire pot was now a small red star that forever followed the Great Eagle round the termite mound of heaven.
  • burial: The stone was erected beside a long barrow, an ancient burial mound, which was built on the top of the hill.
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  • barrow: We have started to excavate the turf core of the barrow mound.
  • pillow: Archeologists, not really having a clue, call such sites ' pillow mounds ' and reckon they may be medieval rabbit warrens.
  • rubble: They work by constructing a rubble mound structure to temporarily trap tidal flows.