Mound

Quick meaning: Mound is a noun meaning An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.

Meaning

An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.

More Meanings

1. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
2. (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
3. (US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.
4. A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
5. (obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively) A hand.
6. (obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
7. (obsolete) A helmet.

Example Sentences

a mound of mashed potato

The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

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.

Word Forms

• mounds
• mounding
• mounded

Synonyms for mound

Depending on context, synonyms include globe, orb, bank, bulwark, rampart, pile.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knoll, hummock, hill, hammock, pile, heap.

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