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Meanings of mound in inglés
Structure at the surface of some underground ant nests, especially at high latitudes; provides heat control and flood protection.
Synonyms
Examples for "hill"
Examples for "hill"
1
Level: Demanding -850m of ascent means previous hill-walkingexperience is required.
2
Tell me... have you also seen the new construction encircling the hill?'
3
The building stood in the moonlight on the crest of the hill.
4
Demong eventually decided to pop the question following Thursday's individual hill competition.
5
He said: I saw a river of people rushing down the hill.
1
Their bikes were clustered around the low pitcher's mound.
2
Kincaid drove to the pitcher's mound, stopped, and said, "Everyone out."
3
She walked to the pitcher's mound, not looking at anyone, her focus on the box she carried.
4
Five minutes after the game was called she pointed one tapering white finger in the direction of the pitcher's mound.
5
A gust of wind came in from center field and lifted a streamer of dust past Castanatti on the pitcher's mound.
1
"It looks like an ant mound," Sister Daughtry said.
1
But why does Ture want Joel to show him an ant hill?
2
My people are living in an ant hill, Jack said as they marched.
3
I lay down behind a small ant hill, and waited expectantly.
4
Then he starts digging at the bottom of the ant hill.
5
Tom kicked an ant hill with the toe of his boot.
Usage of mound in inglés
1
The body was laid on a small mound in the central enclosure.
2
The venerable mound, the digging of the new grave, woke gloomly thoughts.
3
The gold in the mound was exactly as he had left it.
4
For the first time she noticed that the mound was a grave.
5
Felix quested after words to say over the mound, but none came.
6
Tests have shown that the mound does contain high levels of mercury.
7
Now the shot flattened itself against sarsen stones imbedded in the mound.
8
The typical mound is one which covers the perpendicular burrow in Fig.
9
All right people, time for us to get to the pitcher's mound.
10
A mound is shaped by the activity of the society within it.
11
The mouth of the well is on the top of a mound.
12
Kit went to the end of the barrow-like mound of the turnip-pit.
13
He sat on the piazza of his house on the principal mound.
14
Gradually it resolved itself into a low mound in the dim light.
15
In the centre of a flat serving-dish arrange a mound of endive.
16
We are familiar with the idea of a terraced mound supporting buildings.
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Mound through the time
Mound across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common