mogul

name

1. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

noun

Etymology: From dialectal German Mugel or from dialectal Norwegian mugje (“heap, mound”).

1. A hump or bump on a skiing piste.

   “On the same slope, choose a steeper traverse track on a short mogul field that passes over a series of small moguls, and repeat the avalement movements.”

2. A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs.
3. A machine that forms shaped candies from syrups or gels.

verb

Etymology: From dialectal German Mugel or from dialectal Norwegian mugje (“heap, mound”).

1. To ski over a course of humps or bumps.