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mound::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hill, pitcher's mound |
| Type of | baseball equipment |
mound::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, pile |
| Type of | aggregation, assemblage, accumulation, collection |
| Has types | slagheap, shock, scrapheap, pyre, muckhill, muckheap, midden, compost heap, compost pile, funeral pyre, dunghill, stockpile, woodpile, stack |
mound::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hill |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Has types | embankment, barbette, barrow, burial mound, grave mound, snow bank, snowbank, tumulus |
they built small mounds to hide behind.
Examples of mound
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Long, loud cheering brings him to tears as he walks from Green Monster to mound.
From the newsday.com
Jimenez on the mound, armed with a 98 mph fastball and staked to a one-run lead.
From the denverpost.com
Target was out of Kinects on Saturday, while Best Buy had a small mound of them.
From the news-journalonline.com
Freshman DeAndre Smelter will make an immediate impact on mound and in outfield.
From the usatoday.com
Rangers manager Ron Washington made one mound visit too many Saturday afternoon.
From the kentucky.com
Helps, too, when fielders turn their backs on you and Cliff Lee is on the mound.
From the sacbee.com
David Price took the mound and looked nothing like the Cy Young candidate he is.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Arrange the pasta on 4 serving plates, then top each mound of pasta with an egg.
From the stltoday.com
Later, camped beside a most extraordinary termite mound, I flicked the radio on.
From the themercury.com.au
- (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- Form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"
- Knoll: a small natural hill
- Pile: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
- Pitcher: 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"
- A mound is a general term for an artificial pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. The most common use is in reference to natural earthen formation such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. ...
- Mounds are half-plant, half-human creatures in the paintings and writings of artist Trenton Doyle Hancock He explained in an art21 interview that the mounds were created thousands of years ago, when an ape man "masturbated into a field of flowers". ...
- Rift is the sixth studio album by rock band Phish. It is the band's second concept album, whose narrator is dreaming about the rift in his relationship with his girlfriend. ...
