Synonyms for mound
maʊndmound

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1. moundnoun

   Synonyms:
   globus cruciger, globe, orb

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1. mound, hill, pitcher's moundnoun

   (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

   Synonyms:
   hillock, heap, hill, cumulation, agglomerate, pile, pitcher's mound, pitcher, cumulus, hammock, knoll, hummock

2. knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammocknoun

   a small natural hill

   Synonyms:
   hillock, hammock, heap, hill, sack, cumulation, agglomerate, pile, pitcher's mound, pitcher, cumulus, knoll, hummock

3. pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulusnoun

   a collection of objects laid on top of each other

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, peck, mint, nap, plenty, lot, spile, pitcher's mound, batch, raft, cumulus cloud, quite a little, passel, atomic reactor, hill, spate, muckle, big money, mass, bundle, pile, good deal, stack, mountain, galvanic pile, jalopy, atomic pile, deal, piling, stilt, hammock, big bucks, hummock, chain reactor, megabucks, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, heap, down, great deal, mess, sight, voltaic pile, cumulus, hillock, knoll, bus, cumulation, pitcher, pot, agglomerate

4. mound, hillnoun

   structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

   "they built small mounds to hide behind"

   Synonyms:
   hillock, heap, hill, cumulation, agglomerate, pile, pitcher's mound, pitcher, cumulus, hammock, knoll, hummock

5. pitcher, moundverb

   the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit

   "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"

   Synonyms:
   pile, ewer, hummock, knoll, hill, hammock, heap, cumulus, pitcherful, hillock, agglomerate, pitcher, cumulation, twirler, hurler, pitcher's mound

6. moundverb

   form into a rounded elevation

   "mound earth"

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1. moundnoun

   Synonyms:
   hillock, heap

2. moundnoun

   Synonyms:
   rampart, bulwark, defence

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "mound":

   pitcher, termite, barrow, tee

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1. Daniel Vogelbach:

   You have to give credit where credit is due, that’s two games in a row that he’s made it real tough on us. He has a really good fastball and he throws a curveball for a strike when he wants to. He’s just a guy in a groove right now who’s doing what he wants on the mound.

2. Johnny Giavotella:

   It was incredible, that's the only way I can describe it, in the ninth inning being down by four with their best pitcher on the mound, their closer.

3. Chaim Bloom:

   Hopefully, I think we’re getting closer to where we can start mapping out a timetable. I don’t have one, but he is progressing, it was pretty light work, but the next step is obviously to get into regular mound work and mound work with some intensity, and then we can start thinking about facing hitters.

4. Ashima:

   Water batter ground, I chatter around, no jitter sound, but litter mound!

5. Enos Cabell:

   He was one of the greatest pitchers we ever had and probably would have been in the Hall of Fame if his career was not cut short, on the mound, he was devastating and intimidating. Nobody wanted to face him. Guys on the other team would say that they were sick to avoid facing him. This is very sad news. He will be missed.