mound

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris heaped for protection or concealment.
2. n. A natural elevation, such as a small hill.
3. n. A raised mass, as of hay; a heap. See Synonyms at heap.
4. n. Archaeology A large artificial pile of earth or stones often marking a burial site.
5. n. Baseball The slightly elevated pitcher's area in the center of the diamond.
6. n. Archaic A hedge or fence.
7. v. To fortify or conceal with a mound.
8. v. To heap into a raised mass.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A protection; restraint; curb.
2. n. A helmet.
3. n. Might; size.
4. n. An artificial elevation of earth, as one raised as a fortification or part of a fortification, or as a funeral monument; a bank of earth; hence, a bulwark; a rampart or fence.
5. n. A natural elevation presenting the appearance of having been raised artificially; a hillock; a knoll.
6. n. In civil engine., in excavations, a piece of the original ground left at intervals to show the depth.
7. To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc., to.
8. n. A figure of a globe, taken as an emblem of sovereignty. The emblem is of ancient Romau origin, being associated with Jupiter, as in a Pompeiian wall-painting. It often surmounts a crown. Also monde.
9. To form into mounds; become piled up into mounds.

Wiktionary

1. n. obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively A hand.
2. n. obsolete A protection; restraint; curb.
3. n. obsolete A helmet.
4. n. obsolete Might; size.
5. n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
6. n. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
7. n. baseball Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
8. n. 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.
9. n. US, vulgar, slang Vulva.
10. v. transitive To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
11. v. transitive To force or pile into a mound or mounds.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. 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; -- called also globe.
2. n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
3. v. To fortify or inclose with a mound.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
2. n. a small natural hill
3. n. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
4. v. form into a rounded elevation
5. n. the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
6. n. a collection of objects laid on top of each other