mound
21mound — n. 1) a burial mound 2) (baseball) (AE) to take the mound * * * [maʊnd] (baseball) (AE) to take the mound a burial mound …
22mound — {{11}}mound (n.) 1550s, hedge, fence, also embankment, dam (a sense probably influenced by mount (n.)). The relationship between the noun and the verb is uncertain. Commonly supposed to be from O.E. mund hand, protection, guardianship (cognate… …
23mound — /maʊnd / (say mownd) noun 1. an elevation formed of earth or sand, debris, etc., overlying ruins, a grave, etc. 2. a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long past period. 3. a natural elevation of earth; a hillock… …
24mound — [[t]ma͟ʊnd[/t]] mounds 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A mound of something is a large rounded pile of it. The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt... The table was a mound of paper and books. Syn: pile 2) N COUNT: usu the N in sing In baseball, the… …
25mound — 1. noun 1) a mound of leaves Syn: heap, pile, stack, mountain; mass, accumulation, assemblage 2) high on the mound Syn: hillock, hill, knoll, rise, hummock …
26mound — UK [maʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms mound : singular mound plural mounds 1) a) a pile of something such as earth or stones b) an amount of something in a pile a mound of papers 2) a) a small hill, especially one that has been made by… …
27mound — [[t]maʊnd[/t]] n. 1) a natural elevation of earth; hillock or knoll 2) an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam; embankment 3) a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers[/ex] 4) spo the slightly raised ground from which a… …
28mound — I. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1515 1. archaic to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth 2. to form into a mound II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1551 …
29Mound — This interesting surname, recorded in English Church Registers from the mid 16th Century under the variant spellings Mount, Mounte, Mound, Month, Monde, etc., is either of Anglo Saxon, or Norman origin, and is a topographical name from residence… …
30mound — a) A low, rounded natural hill of unspecified origin, generally < 3 m high and, composed of earthy material. b) A small, human made hill, composed either of debris accumulated during successive occupations of the site (e.g., tell) or… …
