26984 words

mound

5 definitions β€’ 4 examples
1
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill:

Examples:

a burial mound (= a place where people were buried in ancient times)
2
a large pile of something:

Examples:

a mound of potatoes/papers
3
the raised area in baseball from which the pitcher throws the ball
4
a rounded pile of dirt, sand, stones, or other material, or a raised area of earth:

Examples:

We’re using that mound of sand to level the ground for our new pool.
5
A mound is also a rounded mass of something:

Examples:

a mound of spaghetti

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