| mound | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. hill, mound, pitcher's mound | (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ baseball diamond, infield, diamond | the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate. |
| ~ baseball equipment | equipment used in playing baseball. |
| n. (object) | 2. hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound | a small natural hill. |
| ~ anthill, formicary | a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest. |
| ~ hill | a local and well-defined elevation of the land.; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" |
| ~ kopje, koppie | a small hill rising up from the African veld. |
| ~ molehill | a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing. |
| n. (group) | 3. agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile | a collection of objects laid on top of each other. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ compost heap, compost pile | a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost. |
| ~ muckheap, muckhill, dunghill, midden | a heap of dung or refuse. |
| ~ scrapheap | pile of discarded metal. |
| ~ shock | a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field.; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" |
| ~ slagheap | pile of waste matter from coal mining etc. |
| ~ stack | an orderly pile. |
| ~ funeral pyre, pyre | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite. |
| ~ woodpile | a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel. |
| ~ stockpile | a storage pile accumulated for future use. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. hill, mound | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones.; "they built small mounds to hide behind" |
| ~ barbette | (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet. |
| ~ burial mound, grave mound, tumulus, barrow | (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs. |
| ~ embankment | a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection. |
| ~ snow bank, snowbank | a mound or heap of snow. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| n. (act) | 5. mound, pitcher | 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" |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ baseball team | a team that plays baseball. |
| v. (creation) | 6. mound | form into a rounded elevation.; "mound earth" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ mound over | form a mound over. |
| leak | | |
| n. (object) | 1. leak | an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.; "one of the tires developed a leak" |
| ~ hole | an opening into or through something. |
| n. (state) | 2. leak | soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi. |
| ~ soft rot | mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi. |
| n. (process) | 3. leak, making water, passing water, wetting | a euphemism for urination.; "he had to take a leak" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ micturition, urination | the discharge of urine. |
| n. (event) | 4. escape, leak, leakage, outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container.; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" |
| ~ outpouring, discharge, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
| n. (communication) | 5. leak, news leak | unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information. |
| ~ disclosure, revealing, revelation | the speech act of making something evident. |
| v. (communication) | 6. leak | tell anonymously.; "The news were leaked to the paper" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| v. (communication) | 7. leak, leak out | be leaked.; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| v. (change) | 8. leak | enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" |
| ~ come forth, egress, emerge, go forth, come out, issue | come out of.; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" |
| v. (change) | 9. leak | have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly" |
| ~ take in water, bilge | take in water at the bilge.; "the tanker bilged" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| drip | | |
| n. (event) | 1. dribble, drip, trickle | flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.; "there's a drip through the roof" |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ intravenous drip | slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time). |
| n. (event) | 2. drip, dripping | the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop.; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. drip, drip mold, drip mould | (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway). |
| ~ hoodmold, hoodmould, dripstone | a protective drip that is made of stone. |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| ~ architecture | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
| v. (motion) | 4. drip | fall in drops.; "Water is dripping from the faucet" |
| ~ dribble, drip, drop | let or cause to fall in drops.; "dribble oil into the mixture" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (contact) | 5. dribble, drip, drop | let or cause to fall in drops.; "dribble oil into the mixture" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| ~ drip | fall in drops.; "Water is dripping from the faucet" |
| leak | | |
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