mound 1 of 2

noun

Definition of moundnext
1
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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2
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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3
as in hill
an area of high ground a pitcher's mound

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mound

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verb

ˈmau̇nd How to pronounce mound (audio)
1
as in to hill
to form into a pile or ridge of earth mound the mulch around the plants

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2
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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Recent Examples of mound
Noun
At the time of the trade, his addition looked like a luxury for a team that already boasted one of the best rotations in the majors, assuming two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani would eventually return to the mound. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Duane Burleson/Getty Images Hinch joined them about 25 seconds later for another hug, and then Verlander was surrounded by Tigers teammates who came to the mound. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
That was especially the case while rehabbing at Class-A Charleston during a 2023 late-season return to mound that produced 40 innings of work across four levels. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Planting them on a slope or mounding them can improve drainage. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound
  1. bank
  2. pile
  3. hill
  4. stack
  5. mountain
  6. drift
Noun
  • My first inklings of this came in random encounters with Chinese people, in bank lines, on trains, or on the sidelines of public events.
    — Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bank
Noun
  • Another catalyst could come in December, when CHIPS Act funding restrictions ease, allowing Micron to deploy its growing cash pile toward a significant buyback .
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are anthology series, however, and one season doesn’t necessarily flow directly from the previous one (the large pile-up of AHS lore aside).
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • Hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death inside his bedroom in the hills above Port-au-Prince, one of the Haitian Americans involved in the plot to oust him from power was desperate.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Located on a quiet lane, a stay here offers the best of the UK countryside with rolling hills and farmland on one side.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hill
Verb
  • However, their critics argue the measure stacks the deck in favor of approval.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of bending one solid piece, the wood is cut into thin strips, coated with adhesive, stacked back together, and pressed against a curved mold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stack
Noun
  • Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some parts of the mountains could get frost Wednesday morning, officials say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • Operational drift doesn’t tend to begin with a major decision.
    — Tushar Mishra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This can include cases in which toxic chemicals drift into neighboring fields or communities and sicken people.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of drift

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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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