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mound vs burial mound

burial mound vs mound

mound and burial mound both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mound Yes No Yes No
burial mound Yes No No No
As nouns, burial mound is a hyponym of mound; that is, burial mound 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
  • burial mound: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
Other hyponyms of mound include barbette, barrow, grave mound, tumulus, embankment, snow bank, snowbank.
mound (noun) burial mound (noun)
the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
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
mound (verb) burial mound (verb)
form into a rounded elevation
Difference between mound and burial mound

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