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mound

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) mound (verb)
  2. 2) mound (noun)
  3. mound ant (noun)
  4. mound bird (noun)
  5. Mound Builder (noun)
  6. mound burial (noun)
  7. mound layer (noun)
  8. mound layering (noun)
  9. mound lily (noun)
  10. mound maker (noun)
  11. mound turkey (noun)
  12. altar mound (noun)
  13. animal mound (noun)
  14. burial mound (noun)
  15. effigy mound (noun)
  16. Indian mound (noun)
  17. temple mound (noun)
  18. Temple Mound (adjective)
  19. Flower Mound (geographical name)
  20. temple mound
  21. temple mound
  22. shell heap (noun)

1mound

verb \ˈmau̇nd\

Definition of MOUND

transitive verb
1
archaic : to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2
: to form into a mound
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Examples of MOUND

  1. He mounded the food onto his plate.
  2. a desk mounded with books and papers

Origin of MOUND

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1515

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Rhymes with MOUND

bound, crowned, found, ground, hound, pound, round, sound, stound, swound, wound

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