English noun: mound |
1. | mound (artifact) (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
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| Synonyms | hill, pitcher's mound |
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| Broader (hypernym) | baseball equipment |
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| Part meronym | baseball diamond, diamond, infield |
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| Domain category | baseball, baseball game |
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2. | mound (object) a small natural hill |
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| Synonyms | hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hill |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anthill, formicary, kopje, koppie, molehill |
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3. | mound (group) a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
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| Synonyms | agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, pile |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | compost heap, compost pile, dunghill, funeral pyre, midden, muckheap, muckhill, pyre, scrapheap, shock, slagheap, stack, stockpile, woodpile |
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4. | mound (artifact) structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones |
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| Samples | They built small mounds to hide behind.
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| Synonyms | hill |
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| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | barbette, barrow, burial mound, embankment, grave mound, snow bank, snowbank, tumulus |
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5. | mound (act) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit |
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| Samples | He has played every position except pitcher. They have a southpaw on the mound.
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| Synonyms | pitcher |
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| Broader (hypernym) | position |
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| Member meronym | baseball team |
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