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Mound

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; -- called also globe.

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Broader term 14

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Forge 76% connected

A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Hill 76% connected

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Anthill 76% connected

a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest

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Barbette 76% connected

A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

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Barrow 76% connected

A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.

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Dunghill 76% connected

A heap of dung.

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Embankment 76% connected

The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.

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Formicary 76% connected

The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.

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Midden 76% connected

A dunghill.

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Molehill 76% connected

A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.

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Pyre 76% connected

A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.

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Shock 76% connected

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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Stack 76% connected

A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a poi…

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Tumulus 76% connected

An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

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Hammock 74% connected

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

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Hammock 74% connected

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

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Hill 74% connected

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.

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Hill 74% connected

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.

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Containing whole 2

Diamond 70% connected

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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Infield 70% connected

To inclose, as a field.

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Synonym 11

Agglomerate 92% connected

To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

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Cumulation 92% connected

The act of heaping together; a heap. See Accumulation.

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Cumulus 92% connected

One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud.

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Hammock 92% connected

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

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Heap 92% connected

A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.

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Hill 92% connected

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.

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Hillock 92% connected

A small hill.

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Hummock 92% connected

A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.

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Knoll 92% connected

A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.

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Pile 92% connected

A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet.

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Pitcher 92% connected

One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.

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