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Word: Mound
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘enclose with a fence or hedge’): of obscure origin. An early sense of the noun was ‘boundary hedge or fence’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
maʊnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a rounded mass projecting above a surface
Short Definition:projecting rounded mass
Examples:- the bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow
Definition:
a large pile or quantity of something
Short Definition:large pile or quantity
Examples:- a mound of dirty crockery
Word: Mound
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
maʊnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
heap up into a rounded pile
Short Definition:heap up into pile
Examples:- basmati rice was mounded on our plates
Definition:
enclose or fortify with an embankment
Short Definition:enclose with embankment
Examples:- a sand-built ridge Of heaped hills that mound the sea
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