hill

[ hil ]

/ hɪl /

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noun

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.

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.

a small mound of earth raised about a cultivated plant or a cluster of such plants.

the plant or plants so surrounded: a hill of potatoes.

Baseball. mound¹(def 4).

the Hill. Capitol Hill.

verb (used with object)

to surround with hills: to hill potatoes.

to form into a hill or heap.

Idioms for hill

go over the hill, Slang.

to break out of prison.
to absent oneself without leave from one's military unit.
to leave suddenly or mysteriously: Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.

over the hill,

relatively advanced in age.
past one's prime.

Origin of hill

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hyll; cognate with Middle Dutch hille, Latin collis hill; compare Latin culmen top, peak (see column, culminate), celsus lofty, very high, Gothic hallus rock, Lithuanian kálnas mountain, Greek kolōnós hill, kolophṓn summit (see colophon)

SYNONYMS FOR hill

1 eminence, prominence; mound, knoll, hillock; foothill.

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ANTONYMS FOR hill

1 hollow, valley.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hill

hill·er, noun un·der·hill, noun

Words nearby hill

hildegard von bingen, hildegarde, hildesheim, hilding, hilitis, hill, hill climb, hill country, hill myna, hill mynah, hill of beans

Definition for hill (2 of 3)

Hill

[ hil ]

/ hɪl /

noun

Ambrose Pow·ell

[pou-uh l] /ˈpaʊ əl/,1825–65, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

Archibald Viv·i·an

[viv-ee-uh n] /ˈvɪv i ən/,1886–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1922.

James Jerome,1838–1916, U.S. railroad builder and financier, born in Canada.

Joe,1879–1915, U.S. labor organizer and songwriter, born in Sweden.

Definition for hill (3 of 3)

Capitol Hill

noun

the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.

Informal. the U.S. Congress.

Also called the Hill.

Example sentences from the Web for hill

Johnson knew that the proposals he was going to send to the Hill would be divisive.

Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society |Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But then the summit gives way to the other side of the hill, and a childlike glee arises from the whooooosh of the descent.

Biking With the Bard |Kara Cutruzzula |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We drove back down the hill, and the driver let me out near the Prado.

The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind |Brin-Jonathan Butler |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Shakur remains very much alive, along with Hill, Morales, LeBeef and the others.

Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted |Michael Daly |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“I have never felt guilty about that cop,” Hill was quoted saying.

Cuba Protects America’s Most Wanted |Michael Daly |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was afraid that when he looked over the hill he would see nothing.

When Buffalo Ran |George Bird Grinnell
Fine links at the top of the hill, not half a mile from the farm.

Love Among the Chickens |P. G. Wodehouse
To pass the weary time Jones and Hill dabbled in and experimented with hypnotism and telepathy.

Eastern Nights - and Flights |Alan Bott
Two weeks later a light filtered through the closed shutters of Young's residence on the hill.

The Secret of the Storm Country |Grace Miller White
Jerome, going to the mill one day shortly afterwards, reached the Means house as the Colonel was coming down the hill.

Jerome, A Poor Man |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for hill (1 of 2)

hill

/ (hɪl) /

noun

a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain
(in combination)a hillside; a hilltop

a heap or mound made by a person or animal
(in combination)a dunghill

an incline; slope

over the hill

informal beyond one's prime
military slang absent without leave or deserting

up hill and down dale strenuously and persistently

verb (tr)

to form into a hill or mound

to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth

Derived forms of hill

hiller, noun hilly, adjective

Word Origin for hill

Old English hyll; related to Old Frisian holla head, Latin collis hill, Low German hull hill

British Dictionary definitions for hill (2 of 2)

Hill

/ (hɪl) /

noun

Archibald Vivian. 1886–1977, British biochemist, noted for his research into heat loss in muscle contraction: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1922)

Damon Graham Devereux, son of Graham Hill. born 1960, British motor-racing driver; Formula One world champion (1996)

David Octavius 1802–70, Scottish painter and portrait photographer, noted esp for his collaboration with the chemist Robert Adamson (1821–48)

Sir Geoffrey (William). born 1932, British poet: his books include King Log (1968), Mercian Hymns (1971), The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy (1983), and The Orchards of Syon (2002)

Graham. 1929–75, British motor-racing driver: world champion (1962, 1968)

Octavia. 1838–1912, British housing reformer; a founder of the National Trust

Sir Rowland. 1795–1879, British originator of the penny postage

Susan (Elizabeth). born 1942, British novelist and writer of short stories: her books include I'm the King of the Castle (1970) The Woman in Black (1983), and Felix Derby (2002)

Medical definitions for hill

Hill

[ hĭl ]

Archibald Vivian 1886-1977

British physiologist. He shared a 1922 Nobel Prize for his investigation of heat production in muscles and nerves.

Cultural definitions for hill

Capitol Hill

A hill in Washington, D.C., on which the United States Capitol building sits. The House of Representatives and the Senate meet in the Capitol. (See on the Hill.)

Idioms and Phrases with hill

hill

see downhill all the way; go downhill; head for (the hills); make a mountain out of a molehill; not worth a dime (hill of beans); old as Adam (the hills); over the hill.

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