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mound
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- pronunciation:
- maUnd
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A mound is a pile of something that looks like a small hill.
My brother can eat a big mound of mashed potatoes.We used to play on a big mound of dirt at the end of the road.- synonyms:
- heap, pile
- similar words:
- bank, drift, stack
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| definition 2: |
In the game of baseball, a mound is a raised area of pressed dirt that the pitcher stands on.
The pitcher stood on the mound and threw the ball as hard as he could toward the home plate. |
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