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/maʊnd/ · noun
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.
The pitcher was waiting at the mound.
a mound of mashed potato
He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.
When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.
Use mound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mound means An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.
Common synonyms include globus cruciger, globe, orb, bank.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pitcher was waiting at the mound.
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