often attributive
1
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
mounded; mounding; mounds
1
: to form into a mound
2
archaic
: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
Examples of mound in a Sentence
Noun
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
Verb
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
Back on the mound for the bottom of the fourth, Roen got back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout to deliver her third shutout inning after the rocky first.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Waldron back to mound Matt Waldron pitched in the bullpen Thursday, his first time on the mound in nearly two weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Dating the pine trees in the mound indicates that it was constructed around 551 CE, with most of the trees being deposited approximately 15 years after the Dust Veil Event—a volcanic eruption that triggered significant climate change.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
Back on the mound for the bottom of the fourth, Roen got back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout to deliver her third shutout inning after the rocky first.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Set out salad plates, mounding each with the salad (or serve on a large platter).
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Waldron back to mound Matt Waldron pitched in the bullpen Thursday, his first time on the mound in nearly two weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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