mounded; mounding; mounds
1
archaic
: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2
: to form into a mound
often attributive
2
a(1)
: an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones
especially
: one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site
(2)
: the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
b
: a rounded hill or natural formation
Examples of mound in a Sentence
Verb
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
Noun
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
Recent Examples on the Web
Byroberto González, science.org, 25 July 2024
To get even longer stems, gradually mound soil around the stems or mulch them with straw during the growing season.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Starting with the man on the mound first in Game One tonight, starting pitcher Jack Flaherty was a signature away from wearing Yankee pinstripes this postseason.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Verb
In southern Mexico, tailings mounds up to 400 years old have become part of the landscape, says Rafael del Río Salas, a geochemist at the Institute of Geology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
—Byroberto González, science.org, 25 July 2024
To get even longer stems, gradually mound soil around the stems or mulch them with straw during the growing season.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
Noun
And no, Ohtani will not run into the proverbial phone booth and sprint out to the mound to surprise everyone.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Starting with the man on the mound first in Game One tonight, starting pitcher Jack Flaherty was a signature away from wearing Yankee pinstripes this postseason.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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mound
1 of 2 noun1
: a small hill or heap of dirt or stones (as one made to mark a grave)
2
: the slightly raised ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
mound
2 of 2 verb
: to form into a mound
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