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Definitions for Mounding

[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 raised mass of earth, debris, etc
[10] any heap or pile a mound of washing
[11] a small natural hill
[12] archaeol another word for barrow 2
[13] an artificial ridge of earth, stone, etc, as used for defence
[14] (often foll by up) to gather into a mound; heap
[15] (tr) to cover or surround with a mound to mound a grave
[16] heraldry a rare word for orb (def. 1)

Words related to Mounding

moundload, assemble, collect, heap, accumulate, stack, fill, amass, invest, hoard, stockpile, pile, concentrate, dump, rush, crowd, crush, jam, mass, hill

Words nearby Mounding

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

Origin of Mounding

11505–15; earlier: hedge or fence used as a boundary or protection, (v.) to enclose with a fence; compare Old English mund hand, hence protection, protector; cognate with Old Norse mund, Middle Dutch mond protection

Other words from Mounding

un·mound·ed , adjective
Related adjective: tumular

Word origin for Mounding

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

Synonyms for Mounding

accumulate, assemble, collect, fill, heap, load, stack, amass, bank, bunch, crowd, crush, flock, hill, hoard, jam, mass, mound, rush, store