mound en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from Middle English mound, mund (“protection, boundary, raised earthen rampart”), from Old English mund (“hand, hand of protection, protector, guardianship”), from Proto-West Germanic *mundu, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand”), *munduz (“protection, patron”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ (“the beckoning one”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”). Cognate with Old Frisian mund (“guardianship”), Middle Dutch mond (“protection”), Old High German munt (“hand, protection”) German Mündel (“ward”), Vormund (“guardian”)), Icelandic and Old Norse mund (“hand”), and possibly Latin manus (“hand”), Ancient Greek μάρη (márē, “hand”). Not related to mount.
Meanings
- An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
- A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
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An elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
The pitcher was waiting at the mound.
- A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
- (US, slang, vulgar) The mons veneris.
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(slang, vulgar) A woman's breast.
[…] the men were now also massaging her mounds, their fingers soothing and kneading while they sucked at her aching nipples.
2025, Jan Springer, Jasmine Black, Captured (page 257)
- (figuratively, obsolete, qualifier:measurement) A hand.
- (obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
- (obsolete) A helmet.
- (obsolete) Might; size.
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A large amount of something.
a mound of mashed potato
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mounds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
catcher's box · third base · first base · batter's box · home base · second base
Deriveds
Moundsville · earthen mound · pillow mound · moundy · shaftment · mound-builder · Richmond · Western Mound · Wagon Mound · charge the mound · moundbird · intermound · gravemound · ant mound · shaftmound · Venus mound · Pleasant Mound · moundbuilding · Mima mound · love mound · cathedral mound · burial mound · termite mound · mound ant · mound royal · Flower Mound · Allegheny mound ant · pubic mound · charging the mound · moundlike · fairy mound · moundlet · mound builder · Mound City · pitcher's mound · mound bird · moundsman
Holonyms
Synonyms
earthen mound · orb (part of regalia) · pitcher's mound · globe (part of regalia) · globus cruciger (part of regalia) · bulwark · rampart
Translations (98)
bg насип (artificial elevation of earth) · ga tulach (artificial elevation of earth) · ru холм (artificial elevation of earth) · cmn 堆 (artificial elevation of earth) · it motta (natural elevation) · fa تپه (artificial elevation of earth) · pl jabłko (part of regalia) · ota كومه (artificial elevation of earth) · fi kukkula (natural elevation) · cy crug (artificial elevation of earth) · fi valtakunnanomena (part of regalia) · vi ụ (natural elevation) · ru холм (natural elevation) · tr öbek (artificial elevation of earth) · uga 𐎚𐎍 (artificial elevation of earth) · it terrapieno (artificial elevation of earth) · fi kasa (artificial elevation of earth) · pdt Humpel (artificial elevation of earth) · fr monticule (artificial elevation of earth) · ca túmul (artificial elevation of earth) · wa croupet (natural elevation) · wa tiene (natural elevation) · fi penkka (artificial elevation of earth) · vi đụn (natural elevation) · de Erdhügel (artificial elevation of earth) · fi kumpare (natural elevation) · nn haug (natural elevation) · it monticello (natural elevation) · it collinetta (natural elevation) · de Erdwall (artificial elevation of earth) · nl heuvel (natural elevation) · pt monte (artificial elevation of earth) · wa hopea (artificial elevation of earth) · fi valli (artificial elevation of earth) · gl mámoa (artificial elevation of earth) · it motta (artificial elevation of earth) · es montículo (artificial elevation of earth) · ga mullóg (artificial elevation of earth) · ca mota (artificial elevation of earth) · ro movilă (natural elevation) · fr monticule (baseball term) · bg могила (natural elevation) · fa تپه (natural elevation) · ru на́сыпь (artificial elevation of earth) · nl terp (artificial elevation of earth) · es montículo (natural elevation) · es montículo (baseball term) · ota كومه (natural elevation) · pt pilha (artificial elevation of earth) · ru курга́н (natural elevation) · ka ყორღანი (artificial elevation of earth) · pam punsu (natural elevation) · cmn 土堆 (artificial elevation of earth) · de Hügel (natural elevation) · pdt Humpel (natural elevation) · it tumulo (natural elevation) · pt cômoro (artificial elevation of earth) · pt montinho (baseball term) · la tumulus (artificial elevation of earth) · vec chipa (artificial elevation of earth) · mi toropuke (artificial elevation of earth) · grc χῶμα (artificial elevation of earth) · it montarozzo (artificial elevation of earth) · fr butte (artificial elevation of earth) · pt monte (natural elevation) · ja マウンド (artificial elevation of earth) · hy թումբ (artificial elevation of earth) · ja 塚 (artificial elevation of earth) · nv yílkʼid (artificial elevation of earth) · ru держава (part of regalia) · gl meda (artificial elevation of earth) · pt orbe (part of regalia) · it tumulo (artificial elevation of earth) · eo altaĵeto (natural elevation) · fi syöttökumpu (baseball term) · it monticello (artificial elevation of earth) · fi keko (artificial elevation of earth) · pl kopiec (artificial elevation of earth) · pt montículo (baseball term) · wa moncea (artificial elevation of earth) · fi kumpu (natural elevation) · cmn 丘 (natural elevation) · vi gò (natural elevation) · ja マウンド (baseball term) · fr tertre (natural elevation) · tr tepecik (natural elevation) · wa tier (natural elevation) · cy twmpath (artificial elevation of earth) · it cumulo (artificial elevation of earth) · ja 塚 (natural elevation) · gl toutelo (natural elevation) · it poggio (natural elevation) · fa کومه (artificial elevation of earth) · tr yığın (artificial elevation of earth) · eo teramaso (artificial elevation of earth) · tr tümsek (natural elevation) · tr höyük (artificial elevation of earth) · hu töltés (artificial elevation of earth)