Значение

значений: 11
  1. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

    Erdhügel, Erdwall

    на́сыпьnásypʹ, холмxolm

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

  2. A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

    Hügel

    курга́нkurgán, холмxolm

    a small natural hill

  3. An elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.

    The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

    (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

  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.

    державаderžava

  5. (США, сленг, вульгарное)The mons veneris.

  6. (сленг, вульгарное)A woman's breast.

  7. A large amount of something.

    a mound of mashed potato

  8. (переносно, устаревшее)A hand.

  9. (устаревшее)A protection; restraint; curb.

  10. (устаревшее)A helmet.

  11. (устаревшее)Might; size.

Примеры

предложений: 8
  1. What is that little mound in the middle of the field?

    Что это за холмик посреди поля?

    deWas ist der kleine Hügel da mitten auf dem Feld?

  2. Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.

  3. Ziri shined his light on the mound of dirt.

  4. The Takamatsuzuka burial mound is located in Asukamura, Nara prefecture.

    Гробница Такаматудзуки находится в префектуре Нара, Асукамура.

    deDer Takamatsuzuka-Grabhügel befindet sich in Asukamura in der Präfektur Nara.

  5. Ziri walked around the mound and found a wooden cross on it.

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
По значениям 3
artificial elevation of earth:
natural elevation:
part of regalia:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
artificial elevation of earth:
natural elevation:

Происхождение

From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from Middle English mound, mund (“protection, boundar

From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from Middle English mound, mund (“protection, boundary, raised earthen rampart”), from Old English mund (“hand, hand of protection, protector, guardianship”), from Proto-West Germanic *mundu, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand”), *munduz (“protection, patron”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ (“the beckoning one”), from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”).

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Формы

мн. число: mounds
Ед. числоmound
Мн. числоmounds

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 18
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 22

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