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Definitions for Mound

[1] a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
[2] an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment.
[3] a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers; a mound of hay.
[4] Baseball . the slightly raised ground from which the pitcher delivers the ball. See also rubber1(def 14) .
[5] an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., especially over a grave or ruins.
[6] a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period.
[7] to form into a mound; heap up.
[8] to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.
[9] a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
[10] a raised mass of earth, debris, etc
[11] any heap or pile a mound of washing
[12] a small natural hill
[13] archaeol another word for barrow 2
[14] an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence
[15] (often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap
[16] (tr) to cover or surround with a mound to mound a grave
[17] heraldry a rare word for orb (def. 1)

Words related to Mound

mountain, rise, hillock, shock, drift, dune, pile, bank, embankment, knoll, mass, stack, molehill, anthill, tumulus

Words nearby Mound

moulins, moulmein, moult, moultrie, moulvi, mound, mound builder, mound-builder, moundbird, mounding, mounds view

Origin of Mound

21250–1300; Middle English: world < Old French monde < Latin mundus world

Other words from Mound

un·mound·ed , adjective
Related adjective: tumular

Word origin for Mound

C13 (meaning: world, C16: orb): from French monde, from Latin mundus world

Synonyms for Mound

anthill, bank, drift, dune, embankment, hillock, knoll, mass, molehill, mountain, pile, rise, shock, stack, tumulus