mound
English Thesaurus
1. the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | position, |
| definition | : | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act) |
| member meronym | : | baseball team, |
| definition | : | a team that plays baseball (noun.group) |
2. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | barbette, |
| definition | : | (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | embankment, |
| definition | : | a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection (noun.artifact) |
3. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | baseball equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment used in playing baseball (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
4. a collection of objects laid on top of each other (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | compost heap, compost pile, |
| definition | : | a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | scrapheap, |
| definition | : | pile of discarded metal (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | shock, |
| definition | : | a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | slagheap, |
| definition | : | pile of waste matter from coal mining etc (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | stack, |
| definition | : | an orderly pile (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | funeral pyre, pyre, |
| definition | : | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | woodpile, |
| definition | : | a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | stockpile, |
| definition | : | a storage pile accumulated for future use (noun.group) |
5. a small natural hill (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | hill, |
| definition | : | a local and well-defined elevation of the land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | anthill, formicary, |
| definition | : | a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | kopje, koppie, |
| definition | : | a small hill rising up from the African veld (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | molehill, |
| definition | : | a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing (noun.object) |
6. form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation)
| hyponym | : | mound over, |
| definition | : | form a mound over (verb.creation) |
7. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mound, |
| definition | : | form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | hill, hill, |
| definition | : | form into a hill (verb.creation) |
8. a collection of objects laid on top of each other (noun.group)
| derivation | : | pile, |
| definition | : | place or lay as if in a pile (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | agglomerate, |
| definition | : | form into one cluster (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | heap, pile, stack, |
| definition | : | arrange in stacks (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cumulous, |
| definition | : | thrown together in a pile (adj.all) |
9. a small natural hill (noun.object)
| derivation | : | mound, |
| definition | : | form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation) |
10. form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | hill, mound, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact) |
11. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mound, |
| definition | : | form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | hill, hill, |
| definition | : | form into a hill (verb.creation) |
12. a collection of objects laid on top of each other (noun.group)
| derivation | : | pile, |
| definition | : | place or lay as if in a pile (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | agglomerate, |
| definition | : | form into one cluster (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | heap, pile, stack, |
| definition | : | arrange in stacks (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cumulous, |
| definition | : | thrown together in a pile (adj.all) |
13. a small natural hill (noun.object)
| derivation | : | mound, |
| definition | : | form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation) |
14. form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | hill, mound, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact) |
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