Mound Definition

mound
noun
A heap or bank of earth, sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc.
Webster's New World
A natural elevation like this; small hill.
Webster's New World
Any heap or pile.
Webster's New World
A group of things collected in a mass or heap.
Found his keys in a mound of laundry.
American Heritage
A great deal; a lot.
Has mounds of homework to finish.
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verb
To enclose or fortify with a mound.
Webster's New World
To heap up in a mound.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mound

Noun

Singular:
mound
Plural:
mounds

Origin of Mound

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mound Sentence Examples

  • There is an ancient Indian mound here.

  • After this they raised a great mound, striving to make it as high as possible.

  • The tomb proper was no doubt covered with a mound of earth, which has in most cases disappeared.

  • The site of Samaria is an enormous mound of accumulation, one of the largest in Palestine.

  • Among some tribes a circular grave was dug and the body placed in it with its face towards the east, and a high mound covered with bark or thatch raised over it.

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Words Starting With

MMOMOU

Words Ending With

DNDUND

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Words Starting With M and Ending With D

Starts With M & Ends With DStarts With MO & Ends With DStarts With M & Ends With ND

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With M5 Letter Words Ending With D