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hill vs burial mound

burial mound vs hill

hill and burial mound both are nouns.

hill is a verb but burial mound is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hill Yes No Yes No
burial mound Yes No No No
As nouns, burial mound is a hyponym of hill; that is, burial mound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hill:
  • hill: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
  • burial mound: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
Other hyponyms of hill include barbette, barrow, grave mound, tumulus, embankment, snow bank, snowbank.
hill (noun) burial mound (noun)
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
hill (verb) burial mound (verb)
form into a hill
Difference between hill and burial mound

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