mound

CEFRB2

/maʊnd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A raised area or rounded pile of earth or material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

Examples

  • Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.

  • The Takamatsuzuka burial mound is located in Asukamura, Nara prefecture.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.

  2. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.

  • The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

  • a mound of mashed potato

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.