Mound vs Rising - What's the difference?
mound | rising | Related terms |
(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.
To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
rebellion
The act of something that rises.
(US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
going up
(US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
Mound is a related term of rising.
As nouns the difference between mound and rising
is that mound is moon while rising is rebellion.As a verb rising is
.As an adjective rising is
going up.As a preposition rising is
(us|slang|dated) more than; exceeding; upwards of.mound
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (part of regalia) globus cruciger, globe, orbDerived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.
See also
* (wikipedia "mound") *rising
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- the risings and fallings of a thermometer
- salt rising'''; milk '''rising
Adjective
(-)Preposition
(English prepositions)- a horse rising six years of age