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   hill

   /hil/

   noun

   • 1. a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain. Similar high groundrising groundprominenceeminenceelevationrisehillockmoundmountknollhummocktortumpfellpikemesabankridgehogbacksaddlebackwhalebackheightsdownsdownlandfoothillsdrumlininselbergmonadnockwoldbraelawdrumtechnical:buttekoppiebergjebelarchaic:holtOpposite plain
   • ▪ a sloping piece of road or trail: "they were climbing a steep hill in low gear" Similar sloperisedropinclinegradientelevationacclivitydeclivityascentdescenteminencehillsidehillocksloping groundrising groundOpposite flat ground
   • ▪ a heap or mound of something: "a hill of sliding shingle" Similar heappilestackmassmoundmountainquantityloadricklebingrare:amassment
   • 2. short for Capitol Hill informal

   verb

   • 1. form (something) into a heap.
   • ▪ bank up (a plant) with soil: "if frost threatens our new plants, we hill them up"

   Word Origin Old Englishhyll, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin collis and Greek kolōnos ‘hill’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hillHill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HILL is a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain. How to use hill in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HILL definition: 1. an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land: 2. a slope in a road: 3. Capitol…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hillHILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain. Synonyms: foothill, hillock, knoll, mound, prominence, eminence. Antonyms: valley, hollow. an incline, especially in a road: This old jalopy won't make it up the next hill. an artificial heap, pile, or mound: a hill made by ants.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hillHill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A hill is a high ridge or mound of land, not as tall as a mountain. A house on a hill has a great view of the surrounding countryside, and very little chance of being flooded. You can hike or drive up a hill — a gentle upward slope, in either case.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   an area of land that slopes up to a point higher than the surrounding land and then slopes down again, but which is smaller than a mountain: They built a house on the top of a hill, overlooking the town. The highway runs through rolling hills (= land that gradually slopes up and down). the Hill infml. The Hill is Capitol Hill. hilly.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A hill is an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it, but not as high as a mountain.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › hillHill Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   noun. hills. A natural elevation of the earth's surface, typically rounded and smaller than a mountain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A chain or group of such elevations. Webster's New World. A small pile, heap, or mound. An anthill.