mound 1 of 2

noun

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as in mountain
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

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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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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mound. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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