mound
Definition
- n. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- n. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
- v. form into a rounded elevation
Word forms
- Present participle
- mounding
- Past tense
- mounded
- Past participle
- mounded
- Third person singular
- mounds
Example sentences
n.
The children built a small mound of sand at the beach.
vt.
They decided to mound the earth around the garden to protect it from flooding.
vi.
Leaves began to mound up in the corners of the yard as autumn arrived.