mound
/maʊnd/noun
उच्चारण माउन्ड
टीला; ढेर
Core word
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a large pile of earth or stones; a small hill; a pile or large amount of something
टीला; ढेर
- a mound of files
- A mound of earth rose beside the trench where the workers were digging.
- A mound of rubbish stood outside the gate.
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- Archaeologists excavated an ancient burial mound.
- There was a mound of letters on his desk.
- The ants built a high mound near the tree.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a mound of + noun
Use 'of' to say what the pile is made of. It can be earth, stones, rubbish, or even abstract things like paperwork.
ढेर किस चीज़ का है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है। वह मिट्टी, पत्थर, कूड़ा या फिर कागज़ी काम जैसी अमूर्त चीज़ भी हो सकती है।
- A mound of sand stood outside the building site.
- She had a mound of paperwork to complete.
mound (noun) : small hill
In geography and archaeology, a mound is a low hill, often man-made, which may cover an ancient settlement or a grave.
भूगोल और पुरातत्व में mound एक नीची पहाड़ी या टीला है, जो प्रायः मानव-निर्मित होता है और किसी प्राचीन बस्ती या समाधि को ढके हो सकता है।
- Archaeologists dug into the mound near the village.
- The grave was marked by a small mound of earth.
mound vs heap / pile
'Mound' suggests a rounded, raised shape. 'Heap' and 'pile' can be untidy. Use 'mound' for earth, snow, rice or similar rounded masses.
'Mound' गोल, उभरी हुई आकृति का संकेत देता है। 'Heap' और 'pile' बेतरतीब भी हो सकते हैं। मिट्टी, बर्फ़ या चावल जैसे गोल ढेर के लिए 'mound' उपयुक्त है।
- There was a mound of rice on every plate.
mound (verb, rare) / mounded
As a verb it means to heap up in a rounded pile, and it appears mostly in the past participle: 'mounded earth'.
क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ गोल ढेर लगाना है और यह अधिकतर past participle में आता है: 'mounded earth'।
- The gardener mounded the soil around the young plant.
+Collocations 5
mound + of
earthsandstonesrubbishsnowclothes
- A mound of rubbish blocked the lane after the festival.
adjective + mound
grassysmallburialancienthugeraised
- An ancient burial mound lay in the middle of the field.
verb + mound
buildclimbpile upformdig
- The children climbed the mound to watch the match.
mound + preposition
on a moundbehind the moundbeside the moundatop a mound
- The temple stands on a mound overlooking the river.
mound in sport
pitcher's moundbaseball moundstand on the mound
- The pitcher stood on the mound and waited for the signal.
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- Termites had built a tall mound of mud near the old tree.
दीमकों ने पुराने पेड़ के पास मिट्टी का एक ऊँचा टीला बना दिया था।
- A mound of letters was waiting on the principal's desk.
प्रधानाचार्य की मेज़ पर पत्रों का ढेर प्रतीक्षा कर रहा था।
- Radhika sat on a grassy mound by the river and revised her notes.
राधिका नदी के किनारे एक घास वाले टीले पर बैठकर अपने notes दोहरा रही थी।
- The workers piled the soil into a mound beside the pit.
मजदूरों ने गड्ढे के पास मिट्टी का टीला बना दिया।
- Archaeologists believe the mound hides the remains of a Harappan town.
पुरातत्वविदों का मानना है कि यह टीला हड़प्पाकालीन नगर के अवशेषों को छिपाए हुए है।
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✗ There is a mound from sand in front of the house.
✓ There is a mound of sand in front of the house.
Use 'of', not 'from', to say what a pile is made of.
ढेर किस चीज़ का है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History: Mohenjo-daro means 'mound of the dead'.
इतिहास में मोहनजोदड़ो का अर्थ 'मृतकों का टीला' है।