compost pile vs mound

mound vs compost pile

compost pile and mound both are nouns.

compost pile is not a verb while mound is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compost pile	Yes	No	No	No
mound	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mound is a hypernym of compost pile; that is, mound is a word with a broader meaning than compost pile:

compost pile: a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
mound: a collection of objects laid on top of each other

Other hypernyms of compost pile include agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, pile.

compost pile (noun)	mound (noun)
a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost	the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
	structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
	(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
	a small natural hill

compost pile (verb)	mound (verb)
	form into a rounded elevation

Difference between compost pile and mound

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