mound
/maʊnd/
verb
- To heap or pile something up into a mound.
- He mounded the soil around the base of the tomato plant.
- She mounded the whipped cream on top of the pie.
- The bulldozer mounded the snow along the edge of the parking lot.
noun
- A small hill or pile of earth, stones, or other material.
- The children built a mound of sand at the beach.
- The gardener created a mound of compost in the corner of the yard.
- An ancient burial mound was discovered by archaeologists in the field.
- In baseball, the slightly raised area from which the pitcher throws the ball.
- The coach came out to the mound to talk to the pitcher.
- The pitcher walked to the mound to start the inning.
- The grounds crew smoothed the dirt on the mound before the game.
- A large rounded pile or heap of something.
- There was a mound of paperwork waiting on her desk.
- The ants built a mound of dirt next to the sidewalk.
- He served himself a mound of mashed potatoes.
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