mound vs barrow
barrow vs moundmound and barrow both are nouns.
mound is a verb but barrow is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| barrow | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
barrow is a hyponym of
mound; that is, barrow is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
mound:
- mound: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
- barrow: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
Other hyponyms of mound include
barbette, burial mound, grave mound, tumulus, embankment, snow bank, snowbank.
| mound (noun) | barrow (noun) |
|---|---|
| the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels |
| structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones | (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs |
| (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands | the quantity that a barrow will hold |
| a collection of objects laid on top of each other | |
| a small natural hill |
| mound (verb) | barrow (verb) |
|---|---|
| form into a rounded elevation |
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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