mound builder

Questions about mound builder

What is another word for mound builder?

Across its 2 senses, mound builder has 4 distinct synonyms: megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, scrub fowl. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.

What is the opposite of mound builder?

WordNet records no antonym for mound builder. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for mound builder split into groups?

Because mound builder carries 2 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for mound builder come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of mound builder

• Full entry for mound builderAll 2 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for mound builderWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.