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   Hill

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   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’.

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   What does Hill mean?

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

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   What does up a hill mean?

   • [countable] an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain on a hill The church is perched on a hill. The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river. up a hill They make their way up the hill. down a hill We started to walk back down the hill.

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   What is the difference between a hill and a mountain?

   • 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.

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   What is a rolling hill?

   • The highway runs through rolling hills (= land that gradually slopes up and down). The Hill is Capitol Hill. The plane crashed in a hilly, heavily wooded area. The area is a beautiful, bucolic place characterized by rising hills and encroaching forests, tumbling creeks and hard-won farmland.

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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.

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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.

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    A hill is a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain, or a heap, pile, or mound. Learn more about the word hill, its synonyms, idioms, and usage in sentences from various sources.