hill
[ hil ]
/ hɪl /
noun
verb (used with object)
to surround with hills: to hill potatoes.
to form into a hill or heap.
Idioms for hill
- 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.
- relatively advanced in age.
- past one's prime.
go over the hill, Slang.
over the hill,
Origin of hill
SYNONYMS FOR hill
OTHER WORDS FROM hill
hill·er, noun un·der·hill, nounWords nearby hill
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
British Dictionary definitions for hill (1 of 2)
hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to form into a hill or mound
to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth
See also
hills
Derived forms of hill
hiller, noun hilly, adjectiveWord 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
Medical definitions for hill
Hill
[ hĭl ]
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.