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mound

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noun

a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment.
a heap or raised mass:
a mound of papers;
a mound of hay.
Baseball. the slightly raised ground from which the pitcher delivers the ball. rubber ¹( def 14 ).
an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., especially over a grave or ruins.
a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period.

verb (used with object)

to form into a mound; heap up.
to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.

mound

[ mound ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.

mound

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noun

a raised mass of earth, debris, etc
any heap or pile
a mound of washing
a small natural hill
archaeol another word for barrow 2
an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence

verb

often foll by up to gather into a mound; heap
tr to cover or surround with a mound
to mound a grave

mound

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noun

heraldry a rare word for orb

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mound¹

First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin; noun “hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection,” verb “to enclose with a fence”; compare Old English mund “h��Ի�,” hence “protection, protector”; cognate with Old Norse mund “h��Ի�,” Middle Dutch mond ‼��ǳٱ𳦳پ��ǲ�”

Origin of mound²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English mounde, mundie, from Old French monde, munde, from Latin mundus “w�ǰ��”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mound¹

C16: earthwork, perhaps from Old English mund hand, hence defence: compare Middle Dutch mond protection

Origin of mound²

C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French monde, from Latin mundus world

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“The bottom line is that he has shown to be the best pitcher in a particular league multiple times,” Roberts said before Yamamoto toed the mound.

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He credits their health to the wood-chip mulch around his property and hugelkultur mounds — logs covered with wood chips and compost — that attract and retain moisture.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Tyler Glasnow stood on the back of the mound, rotated his right ankle as if trying to test how it felt, then threw his first pitch of the fifth inning on Sunday afternoon.

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But Miller’s implosion was another troubling sign for the Dodgers’ young depth options on the mound.

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For Prior, he’s looking forward to seeing a fully healthy Kershaw on the mound.

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Moultrie moundbird

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