mound
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(verb) form into a mound, as of earth |
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Related Words: forge, form, mold, mould, mound over, shape |
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(noun) an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" |
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Synonyms: hill |
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Related Words: barbette, barrow, burial mound, construction, embankment, grave mound, snowbank, structure, tumulus |
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(noun) (in baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
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Synonyms: hill, pitcher's mound |
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Related Words: baseball equipment |
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(noun) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" |
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Synonyms: pitcher |
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Related Words: position |
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(noun) a small natural hill |
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Synonyms: hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll |
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Related Words: anthill, hill, kopje, koppie, molehill |
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(noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
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Synonyms: heap, pile |
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Related Words: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, dunghill, funeral pyre, midden, muckheap, muckhill, pyre, scrapheap, shock, slagheap, stack, stockpile, woodpile |
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