Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mound
5 senses of mound
Sense 1
mound, hill, pitcher's mound -- ((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)
=> baseball equipment -- (equipment used in playing baseball)
Sense 2
knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock -- (a small natural hill)
=> hill -- (a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia")
Sense 3
pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus -- (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Sense 4
mound, hill -- (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind")
=> structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")
Sense 5
pitcher, mound -- (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")
=> position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mound
1 sense of mound
Sense 1
mound -- (form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth")
=> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")