mound Copy link Outline 1. tŭmŭlus (natural or artificial)2. agger, ĕris, m. (reaching lengthwise; whereas a tumulus is of roundish form)3. grūmus (a small knoll or elevation4. mōles, is, f. • mound: 1. tŭmŭlus (natural or artificial): a m. of earth, t. terrenus, Caes. B. G. 1, 43: esp. a sepulchral m.: Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66: an empty m. (cenotaph), inanis t., Virg. Aen. 6, 505. See also, hill, hillock. 2. agger, ĕris, m. (reaching lengthwise; whereas a tumulus is of roundish form): snowy m.s (drifts), a. nivei, Virg. G. 3, 354: usu. of works raised for defensive or offensive purposes: the m. and stockade, a. ac vallum, Caes. B. G. 7, 72: to throw up a m. (in siege), a. jacere, Caes. B. G. 2, 12; exstruere (where altitude is implied), ib. 2, 30: a m. of earth, a. terreus, terrenus: v. earthen. 3. grūmus (a small knoll or elevation: rare): Col. 2, 18, med.: Auct. B. Hisp. Dimin. grumulus: Plin. 4. mōles, is, f.: v. mole (I.).