embankment vs mound
mound vs embankmentembankment and mound both are nouns.
embankment is not a verb while mound is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| embankment | Yes | No | No | No |
| mound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
mound is a hypernym of
embankment; that is, mound is a
word with a broader meaning than embankment:
- embankment: a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
- mound: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Other hypernyms of embankment include
hill.
| embankment (noun) | mound (noun) |
|---|---|
| a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | 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 |
| embankment (verb) | mound (verb) |
|---|---|
| form into a rounded elevation |
Words related to "embankment"
Words related to "mound"
- accumulation
- agglomerate
- aggregation
- anthill
- assemblage
- ball
- barbette
- barrow
- baseball
- baseball diamond
- baseball equipment
- baseball game
- baseball team
- burial mound
- charcoal pile
- collection
- compost heap
- compost pile
- construction
- cumulation
- cumulus
- diamond
- dunghill
- embankment
- forge
- form
- formicary
- funeral pyre
- grave mound
- hammock
- heap
- hill
- hillock
- hummock
- infield
- knoll
- kopje
- koppie
- midden
- mold
- molehill
- mould
- mound over
- muckheap
- muckhill
- pile
- pitcher
- pitcher's mound
- position
- pyre
- scrapheap
- shape
- shock
- slagheap
- snow bank
- snowbank
- stack
- stockpile
- structure
- tumulus
- woodpile
- work
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