(~s)
1.
A ~ of something is a large rounded pile of it.
The bulldozers piled up huge ~s of dirt...
N-COUNT: usu N of n
2.
In baseball, the ~ is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball.
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
(~s)
1.
A ~ of something is a large rounded pile of it.
The bulldozers piled up huge ~s of dirt...
N-COUNT: usu N of n
2.
In baseball, the ~ is the raised area where the pitcher stands when he or she throws the ball.
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012