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Mound vs Mirrnyong - What's the difference?

mound | mirrnyong |

As nouns the difference between mound and mirrnyong

is that mound is a hand while mirrnyong is a mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.

As a verb mound

is to fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.

mound

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively) A hand.
  • (obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
  • (obsolete) A helmet.
  • (obsolete) Might; size.
  • An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
  • A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
  • (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
  • A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
  • (US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of regalia) globus cruciger, globe, orb

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
  • To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
    • He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mound") *

    mirrnyong

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mirnyong

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, archaeology) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
  • * 1969 , Aldo Massola, Journey to Aboriginal Victoria , page 26,
    • Along the Creek?s west bank there were three small mirnyongs or native ovens, the first of which, about 200 yards north of the Princes Highway, was the best preserved, until it was bull-dozed out of existence in March 1966 by the Country Roads Board.

    Synonyms

    * midden (hypernym)