mound

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /maʊnd/ UK /maʊnd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a rounded heap or pile of earth or other material

A grassy mound marked the site of the ancient burial.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a rounded heap or pile of... heap pile hillock bank knoll barrow

Opposites

hollow pit depression

Word family

Derived forms mounded

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; recorded from the 16th century meaning 'hedge, fence, enclosure', perhaps from Old English mund ('hand, protection') or Dutch mond; the sense 'heap of earth' developed by the 18th century.

mund Old English

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# mound

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /maʊnd/
**IPA (UK):** /maʊnd/

## Meanings
1. a rounded heap or pile of earth or other material

## Examples
- A grassy mound marked the site of the ancient burial.

## Synonyms
- heap
- pile
- hillock
- bank
- knoll
- barrow

## Antonyms
- hollow
- pit
- depression

## Derived Forms
- mounded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mund

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin; recorded from the 16th century meaning 'hedge, fence, enclosure', perhaps from Old English mund ('hand, protection') or Dutch mond; the sense 'heap of earth' developed by the 18th century.

## AI Etymology
Mound is of uncertain origin; recorded from the 16th century meaning 'hedge, fence, enclosure', perhaps from Old English mund ('hand, protection') or Dutch mond; the sense 'heap of earth' developed by the 18th century. The etymological trail includes Old English mund. As a noun, mound means a rounded heap or pile of earth or other material. The same family is visible in derived forms such as mounded. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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