mound
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
mounds
plural
mounds
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUND
[count]
1
:
a small hill or pile of dirt or stones
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the burial mounds of an ancient people
2
:
the slightly raised area of ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
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the pitcher's/pitching mound
3
:
a heap or pile of something
— sometimes used figuratively
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a mound of dirty laundry
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a mound of snow
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a mound of mashed potatoes
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We have a mound of work to do. [=we have a lot of work to do]
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an athlete who has earned mounds of money [=a large amount of money]
2
mound
/ˈmaʊnd/
verb
mounds;
mounded;
mounding
2
mound
/ˈmaʊnd/
verb
mounds;
mounded;
mounding
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUND
[+ object]
chiefly US
1
:
to make a pile with or of (something)
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He mounded the food onto his plate.
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The snow was mounded (up) on both sides of the road. [=there was a pile of snow on both sides of the road]
2
:
to cover (something) with a pile of something
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His plate was mounded with food. [=there was a pile of food on his plate]
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a desk mounded with books and papers
