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| 1. | [ noun ] (in baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands | |
| Synonyms: | pitcher's_mound hill | |
| Related terms: | baseball_equipment baseball_diamond baseball | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a small natural hill | |
| Synonyms: | hillock knoll hammock hummock | |
| Related terms: | hill anthill molehill kopje | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a collection of objects laid on top of each other | |
| Synonyms: | pile heap cumulus | |
| Related terms: | collection stack woodpile shock dunghill scrapheap pyre stockpile compost_heap slagheap stack accumulate throng | |
| 4. | [ noun ] structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones | |
| Synonyms: | hill | |
| Examples: | "they built small mounds to hide behind" |
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| Related terms: | structure embankment snowbank burial_mound barbette hill | |
| 5. | [ verb ] form into a mound, as of earth | |
| Related terms: | shape mound_over | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | |
| Synonyms: | pitcher | |
| Examples: | "he has played every position except pitcher" "they have a southpaw on the mound" |
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| Related terms: | position baseball_team | |
| Similar spelling: |
monad Monda Mondy monod Monday monied monody Mont moneyed month monte Monat monet Monty mount Monti Montia monnet Montoya Monette Mountie Mund |
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