| 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. |
| pyramid | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. pyramid | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex. |
| ~ polyhedron | a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces. |
| n. (possession) | 2. pyramid | (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases. |
| ~ securities market, stock exchange, stock market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers. |
| ~ venture, speculation | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits.; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. great pyramid, pyramid, pyramids of egypt | a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt. |
| ~ monument, memorial | a structure erected to commemorate persons or events. |
| ~ seven wonders of the ancient world, seven wonders of the world | impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe. |
| v. (possession) | 4. pyramid | enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts. |
| ~ investing, investment | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit. |
| ~ benefit, profit, gain | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| v. (possession) | 5. pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (contact) | 6. pyramid | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid. |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (change) | 7. pyramid | increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base. |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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