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/
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!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/maʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/maʊnd/
🌳Etymology
Rootmound
🎵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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