archaeology A mound, originally in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements, A hill or mound, rare That which is told; tale; account, intransitive verb To give an account; to make report, intransitive verb_ To inform (someone) positively; assure, To notify (someone) of something; inform, To communicate by speech or writing; express with words, transitive verb_ To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform, To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover, to count; to divide