Definition of mound
transitive verb
1 archaic : to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2 : to form into a mound
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Examples of mound in a Sentence
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
Recent Examples of mound from the Web
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De La Mina’: Selected from Cedros Island off the California coast, this mounding evergreen sub-shrub with deeply divided, medium green leaves provides months of color with its fragrant purple flowers; nearly year-round in San Diego’s mild climates.
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Mulch around plants to help conserve moisture, but don’t let the mulch mound around stems or trunks; that can lead to crown rot.
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Thick white nuggets of crab were mounded on a doily of lettuce leaves and accompanied by a perky cocktail sauce.
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This 16-team tournament rewards mound depth, especially since the quarterfinals were played Saturday, the semifinals and final will be Sunday, and, oh, yes, the NJSIAA state tournament for public school teams begins Monday.
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Mofongo's starch is green plantain, which is seasoned, mashed, and mounded.
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A New Orleans' classic, beignets are pillowy, doughy bites that are mounded in powdered sugar and typically served alongside café au lait.
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Chris Tillman’s pitching line in Thursday’s minor league rehab start – his third one with an affiliate since returning to mound after opening the season on the disabled list with right shoulder bursitis – wasn’t what Orioles fans want to see.
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As the play opens, Victor Franz (Mark Ruffalo), a policeman 28 years on the beat, arrives at the attic of a Manhattan brownstone mounded with dusty furniture.
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Origin and Etymology of mound
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mound
Definition of mound
2a (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 standsb : a rounded hill or natural formation
3a : heap, pile mounds of workb : a small rounded mass a mound of mashed potatoes
Examples of mound in a Sentence
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
Recent Examples of mound from the Web
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After losses Monday and Tuesday, the Royals can now split the series on Thursday when Danny Duffy takes the mound against Detroit’s Michael Fulmer.
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DONALD TRUMP promised to unshackle America’s financial firms from mounds of stultifying regulation and the grip of bureaucrats with little practical experience of capitalism.
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Termites build mounds up to 10 meters high one tiny particle of soil at a time.
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Nearly halfway through the Cincinnati Reds’ 2017 season – a struggling campaign thus far – almost all the team’s anticipated problems on the mound have held true.
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The M’s send Ariel Miranda (7-4, 3.82 ERA) to the mound, opposing former Mariner Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.22 ERA).
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On Wednesday, the Royals will go for a sweep with All-Star Jason Vargas on the mound here at Safeco Field.
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The Mariners return home after a series win in Anaheim and send Andrew Moore to the mound for his second big-league start.
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Half buried in a mound of rubble beside a strike crater, limbs protruded, darkened by dust and rotting in the summer heat.
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Origin and Etymology of mound
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MOUND Defined for English Language Learners
mound
playDefinition of mound for English Language Learners
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: to make a pile with or of (something)
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: to cover (something) with a pile of something
mound
Definition of mound for English Language Learners
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: a small hill or pile of dirt or stones
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: the slightly raised area of ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
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: a heap or pile of something
MOUND Defined for Kids
Definition of mound for Students
mounded
;mounding
: to make a pile or heap of Snow was mounded on both sides of the road.
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