Mound
noun
A small, usually natural hill or pile of earth or stones.
We climbed to the top of the mound for a better view.
Often appears as...
- earth mound
- burial mound
noun
A structure for a pitcher in baseball from where they throw the ball.
The pitcher gets ready to deliver the ball from the mound.
Often appears as...
- pitcher's mound
- on the mound
verb
To make a pile or heap of something.
He mounded the dirt into a pile in the corner of the yard.
Often appears as...
- mound up
- mound together
noun
A small, usually natural hill or pile of earth or stones.
We climbed to the top of the mound for a better view.
Often appears as...
- earth mound
- burial mound
noun
A structure for a pitcher in baseball from where they throw the ball.
The pitcher gets ready to deliver the ball from the mound.
Often appears as...
- pitcher's mound
- on the mound
verb
To make a pile or heap of something.
He mounded the dirt into a pile in the corner of the yard.
Often appears as...
- mound up
- mound together
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Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Mound often refers to natural elevations on the ground not as high as mountains.
Children played king of the hill on the grassy mound.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sites
Mounds can be historical, like ancient burial sites, so they're not just any pile of dirt.
The guide told us the ancient burial mound was over a thousand years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, mounds are sacred or have special meanings attached to them.
The mound in the village square commemorates a local hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Mound often refers to natural elevations on the ground not as high as mountains.
Children played king of the hill on the grassy mound.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sites
Mounds can be historical, like ancient burial sites, so they're not just any pile of dirt.
The guide told us the ancient burial mound was over a thousand years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, mounds are sacred or have special meanings attached to them.
The mound in the village square commemorates a local hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Mound often refers to natural elevations on the ground not as high as mountains.
Children played king of the hill on the grassy mound.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sites
Mounds can be historical, like ancient burial sites, so they're not just any pile of dirt.
The guide told us the ancient burial mound was over a thousand years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, mounds are sacred or have special meanings attached to them.
The mound in the village square commemorates a local hero.
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Fatal Encounter with...
The baboon just went off a few hundred metres and sat behind the nearest termite mound. It's pretty grim, not the sort of thing you can show on any screen. The baboon slowly ate the baby alive as it bleated for its mother, and that's the image and memory I have. In the space of maybe 5 minutes I witness the full, gruesome circle of life.
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Tomb of Newgrange PIPE...
builders possessed only rudimentary technologies is particularly important because it's been proven without doubt that it was very deliberately aligned to sunrise at the winter solstice its facade is a white quartz restored by archaeologists who believe the mound was originally covered in a smooth stone
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Climb Ancient Temples in...
due to logistical and funding challenges but you can still make them out underneath mounds of dirt and trees these extra layers actually help preserve the ruins by protecting them from the elements some pieces of history that are easy to see are carvings that are all over the site the hieroglyphs
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Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
solitary splendor but most are built with hundreds sometimes thousands of individual animals linked together to form a single coral mound plate or cluster of branches some are like little trees and shrubs they provide food and shelter for thousands of other forms of life
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The Norse myth that...
Andvari often took the form of a fish and, one day, he dove deeper than ever before— so deep he reached the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. At first, Andvari merely wanted to see their treasures for himself.
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The rise and fall of the...
an open-air parliament centered on a mound, where assemblies ruled on matters of justice and other issues. Such sites were commonly used in the Viking world for resolving anything from local disputes to matters involving kings.
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A burial practice that...
Any money that the family gives to the cemetery would go back into protecting and managing the land. There are no headstones and no graves in the typical sense. The graves are scattered about the property under elegant mounds,
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Coming of Age in the...
People used them to propel great fluffy mounds of shaving cream. And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun.
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Amazing World of a...
termites are social insects working together to form a characteristic sight seeing all over the bush that's a termite mound actually it's a tip of the
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Poetry for the Red White...
the infrared scopes could see through stone there were mounds of silver in the
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
The baboon just went off a few hundred metres and sat behind the nearest termite mound. It's pretty grim, not the sort of thing you can show on any screen. The baboon slowly ate the baby alive as it bleated for its mother, and that's the image and memory I have. In the space of maybe 5 minutes I witness the full, gruesome circle of life.
Video examples
Tomb of Newgrange PIPE...
builders possessed only rudimentary technologies is particularly important because it's been proven without doubt that it was very deliberately aligned to sunrise at the winter solstice its facade is a white quartz restored by archaeologists who believe the mound was originally covered in a smooth stone
Video examples
Climb Ancient Temples in...
due to logistical and funding challenges but you can still make them out underneath mounds of dirt and trees these extra layers actually help preserve the ruins by protecting them from the elements some pieces of history that are easy to see are carvings that are all over the site the hieroglyphs
Video examples
Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
solitary splendor but most are built with hundreds sometimes thousands of individual animals linked together to form a single coral mound plate or cluster of branches some are like little trees and shrubs they provide food and shelter for thousands of other forms of life
Video examples
The Norse myth that...
Andvari often took the form of a fish and, one day, he dove deeper than ever before— so deep he reached the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. At first, Andvari merely wanted to see their treasures for himself.
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
an open-air parliament centered on a mound, where assemblies ruled on matters of justice and other issues. Such sites were commonly used in the Viking world for resolving anything from local disputes to matters involving kings.
Video examples
A burial practice that...
Any money that the family gives to the cemetery would go back into protecting and managing the land. There are no headstones and no graves in the typical sense. The graves are scattered about the property under elegant mounds,
Video examples
Coming of Age in the...
People used them to propel great fluffy mounds of shaving cream. And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun.
Video examples
Amazing World of a...
termites are social insects working together to form a characteristic sight seeing all over the bush that's a termite mound actually it's a tip of the
Video examples
Poetry for the Red White...
the infrared scopes could see through stone there were mounds of silver in the
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Clayton Kershaw
American Athlete
It's just Lord be with me... Winning and losing isn't the most important thing. He's not worried about the outcome of the game. He's worried about how I reflect Him and how I'm pitching... I think every time you pitch and every time you go on the mound you have to understand that it's for Him.
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Jon Lester
American Athlete
The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well.
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Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
I repeat my delivery consistently. My balance is much improved. And the mental and physical toughness Pilates requires to complete movements the correct way have directly helped me on the mound.
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Goose Gossage
American Athlete
I don't ever remember seeing a base runner who was all the way to third base run back across the mound. It was kind of a respectful thing.
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Joe Garagiola
American Athlete
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.
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Greg Maddux
American Athlete
I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound.
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Ernest Bramah
English Writer
He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.
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Pat Connaughton
American Basketball Player
You've gotta feel at home when you're on the mound.
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Bobby Bonilla
American Athlete
I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound.
Quote examples
Clayton Kershaw
American Athlete
It's just Lord be with me... Winning and losing isn't the most important thing. He's not worried about the outcome of the game. He's worried about how I reflect Him and how I'm pitching... I think every time you pitch and every time you go on the mound you have to understand that it's for Him.
Quote examples
Jon Lester
American Athlete
The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well.
Quote examples
Babe Ruth
American Baseball Player
As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
Quote examples
Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
I repeat my delivery consistently. My balance is much improved. And the mental and physical toughness Pilates requires to complete movements the correct way have directly helped me on the mound.
Quote examples
Goose Gossage
American Athlete
I don't ever remember seeing a base runner who was all the way to third base run back across the mound. It was kind of a respectful thing.
Quote examples
Joe Garagiola
American Athlete
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.
Quote examples
Greg Maddux
American Athlete
I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound.
Quote examples
Ernest Bramah
English Writer
He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.
Quote examples
Pat Connaughton
American Basketball Player
You've gotta feel at home when you're on the mound.
Quote examples
Bobby Bonilla
American Athlete
I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound.
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