From en.wiktionary.org:
[Mound]
** English
*** Etymology
From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from [en], [enm], from [en], from [en],
from [en], [gem-pro], from [en], from [ine-pro].
Cognate with [ofs], [goh] ([de], [de]), [non] ([is]), [dum], and possibly
[la], [grc].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank ; an embankment thrown up for defense
2. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock , or knoll .
3. [en] Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch .
4. A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
5. [en] The mons veneris .
6. [en] A hand .
7. [en] A protection ; restraint ; curb .
8. [en] A helmet .
9. [en] Might ; size .
10. a large amount of something.
**** Synonyms
- [part of regalia] [en] , [en] , [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en|Mound City|Moundsville|ant mound|burial mound|charge the
mound|charging the mound|love mound|Mima mound|mound
builder|mound-builder|pubic mound|Venus mound|shaftmound|Western
Mound|Allegheny mound ant|cathedral mound|mound ant|mound bird|mound
royal|termite mound |Wagon Mound|pitcher's mound }}
**** Translations
[artificial elevation of earth]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek:
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Latin: [la]
- Maori: [mi]
- Mongolian: [mn]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa]
- Plautdietsch: [pdt]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr] , [tr]
- Ugaritic: [uga]
- Venetan: [vec]
- Walloon: [wa] , [wa]
- Welsh: [cy] , [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[natural elevation]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Kapampangan: [pam]
- Norwegian:
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Persian: [fa]
- Plautdietsch: [pdt]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi] , [vi]
- Walloon: [wa] , [wa] , [wa]
[trans-bottom]
[baseball term]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
[part of regalia]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[vulva]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
2. [en] To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
3.. [en] To form a mound.
4. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2011 | author=Rick Hansen | title=Leadership and The Art of Surfing | page=xi
|passage=When a wave MOUNDS on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer
quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum,
swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its
cascading shape.}}
**** Synonyms
- [fortify with a mound] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
- [pile into mounds] [en] , [en] ; see also Thesaurus:pile up
**** Derived terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[fortify with a mound]
- French: [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[to pile into mounds]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [pedia]
- [Mound]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Middle English
*** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]