MOUND Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mound

as in bank

a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) mounds of snow after the plow had passed

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as in pile

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor

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as in hill

an area of high ground a pitcher's mound

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mound

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verb

ˈmau̇nd

as in to hill

to form into a pile or ridge of earth mound the mulch around the plants

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as in to pile

to lay or throw on top of one another mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat

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Sunday’s finale against the Marlins proved to be the most exciting game of the home stand, as the A’s nearly came back in a 9-8 loss in which starter Eury Perez pitched seven perfect innings against the A’s, leaving the mound with Miami up 8-0. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 García and Abrams each reach the 20-homer mark for Washington, and Griffin dominates on the mound again. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

Verb

The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026 Amid a wave of pitching injuries, Cabrera walked off the Wrigley Field mound with an athletic trainer Tuesday night, exiting his start against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a 5-2 loss to the worst team in the majors. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mound

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The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
While shopping sales and secondhand can help, timing your purchase with your state's sales tax holiday is another way to keep a little extra cash in your bank account.

— Courtney Johnston, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

Definition of bank

Noun

Former patrons of the bar and other mourners visited the site Tuesday, adding to the growing pile of flowers leaning on the guardrails cordoning off the location of the blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
If your petunias look near death and are headed for the trash pile, don’t give up on them just yet.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

Many who rely on copper-wire landlines live in remote rural areas, but some also live in the hills and canyons of major metro areas like Los Angeles, where cell and internet service is patchy and the risk of natural disasters is high.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Farther afield are El Panecillo, a hill topped by a towering Virgin Mary statue, and the Middle of the World complex, which celebrates Quito’s equatorial location.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of hill

Verb

Impulse Space will contract with the Space Force to provide end-to-end service, procuring a launch vehicle and then stacking the Helios stage and designated satellite into the payload fairing of the rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Frequency is the mechanism that stacks hours toward Hall's 50-, 90-, and 200-hour thresholds.

— Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of stack

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Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.

— Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
That caught the attention of vineyard consultant Ken Swegles, who subsequently put him to work during harvest at dozens of small sites throughout the mountains.

— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

And planting fruit trees along a border with agricultural fields or golf courses could make the trees more vulnerable to herbicide drift.

— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
The company says the system delivers drift-free positioning, reducing the navigation errors that typically accumulate in conventional inertial navigation systems over time.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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