mound

UK
/maʊnd/
US
/maʊnd/

Translations

moundnoun
mounds
pl
UK
/maʊnd/
US
/maʊnd/
There was a mound of clothes on the floor that needed to be sorted and folded.
Il y avait un tas de vêtements sur le sol qu'il fallait trier et plier.
The children climbed to the top of the grassy mound to get a better view of the park.
Les enfants ont grimpé au sommet du tertre herbeux pour mieux voir le parc.
monticule du lanceurBaseball.
The pitcher walked to the mound, ready to face the next batter.
Le lanceur s'est avancé vers le monticule du lanceur, prêt à affronter le batteur suivant.
Additional translations
moundverb
mounded
Past Simple
mounded
Past Participle
mounding
Gerund
UK
/maʊnd/
US
/maʊnd/
The workers mounded the soil to create a barrier around the garden.
Les ouvriers ont amoncelé la terre pour créer une barrière autour du jardin.
Snow mounded against the door overnight.
La neige s'est amoncelée contre la porte pendant la nuit.
moundadjective
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to or characteristic of a mound (e.g., "mound builders").
tumulairesArchéologie.
The team excavated several mound sites dating back thousands of years.
L'équipe a fouillé plusieurs sites tumulaires datant de plusieurs milliers d'années.

Definitions

moundnoun
A natural elevation of earth; a small hill.
The children climbed to the top of the grassy mound to get a better view of the park.
A heap or pile of something.
There was a mound of clothes on the floor that needed to be sorted and folded.
A raised area in a baseball field where the pitcher stands to throw the ball.
The pitcher walked to the mound, ready to face the next batter.
moundverb
To form into a mound or heap.
The workers mounded the soil to create a barrier around the garden.
To rise or accumulate into a mound or heaps (intransitive).
Snow mounded against the door overnight.
moundadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a mound; of or pertaining to mounds (used attributively).
The team excavated several mound sites dating back thousands of years.