Associations to the word «Mound»

Wiktionary

MOUND, noun. (obsolete) (anatomy) (measurement) (figuratively) A hand.
MOUND, noun. (obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
MOUND, noun. (obsolete) A helmet.
MOUND, noun. (obsolete) Might; size.
MOUND, noun. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
MOUND, noun. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
MOUND, noun. (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
MOUND, noun. 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.
MOUND, noun. (US) (vulgar) (slang) The mons veneris.
MOUND, verb. (transitive) To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
MOUND, verb. (transitive) To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
MOUND BUILDER, noun. Any of several Native American people who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes
MOUND BUILDER, noun. A megapode.

Dictionary definition

MOUND, noun. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands.
MOUND, noun. A small natural hill.
MOUND, noun. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
MOUND, noun. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind".
MOUND, 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".
MOUND, verb. Form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.