mound /maʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a pile of earth or stones that looks like a small hill:
an ancient burial mound
mound of
a small mound of dirt
2 . a large pile of something
mound of
There’s a mound of papers on my desk.
The waiter appeared with a huge mound of spaghetti.
3 . ( also pitcher’s mound ) the small hill that the ↑ pitcher stands on in the game of baseball
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THESAURUS
▪ pile a group of things of the same type that are put on top of each other:
a huge pile of cardboard boxes
▪ stack a neat pile of things of the same type:
There were stacks of books on the floor.
▪ heap a large messy pile of things:
All his clothes were in a heap on the floor.
▪ mound a pile of something with a round shape:
a small mound of rice on the plate
▪ mountain a very large pile of something with a round shape:
a mountain of dirty laundry waiting to be washed