mound — a small hill or pile of earth, stones, or other material
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small hill or pile of earth, stones, or other material
Pronunciation (IPA): /maʊnd/
Korean meaning: 작은 언덕, 흙더미, 돌무더기
Korean pronunciation: **마**운드
Example Sentences
- The dog buried his bone under a mound of leaves.
- My cat thinks the mound of clean laundry is his new bed.
- The ancient burial mound was discovered by archaeologists.
mound
NOUN//maʊnd//
a small hill or pile of earth, stones, or other material
💡 Concept
a small hill or pile of earth, stones, or other material
🎵 Rhyme
The mound's sweet sound revealed treasure found!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/maʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/maʊnd/
🌳Etymology
Rootmound
Origin
고대 영어 'mund'에서 유래되었으며, '보호하다, 손'이라는 의미를 가졌습니다. 손으로 흙을 모아 쌓는 모습에서 '더미'라는 의미가 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
oundoundpoundroundsoundfound
ound
ound
pound
round
sound
found
🔗Collocations
pitcher's mound
burial mound
mound of dirt
ant mound
mound up
small mound
📝Examples
“The dog buried his bone under a mound of leaves.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat thinks the mound of clean laundry is his new bed.”
“The ancient burial mound was discovered by archaeologists.”
😄 Fun example
“She mounded ice cream so high that it looked like Mount Everest.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
hillheappilebumpknoll
Antonyms
valleydepressionhole
Related
mountainridgeslopeelevationearthwork
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