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 hills (2 of 2)

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.

Example sentences from the Web for hills

Nestled in the hills are small market towns like Buleda, dominated by Baluch who make a living smuggling diesel and drugs.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Three years ago, Republican Guard soldiers came into the hills and killed a cleric accused of hosting Jundullah fighters.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Rising up from scooping bay, the steep topography—hemmed by hills of evergreens—promises panoramas at practically every turn.

Next Stop, Quito: Our Top Cities for 2015 |Brandon Presser |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nosferatu (1922) The way Nosferatu looked was my inspiration for casting Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes.

Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies |Wes Craven |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He was helping protect the Yosemite Valley while he was sprucing up the hills of middle Manhattan.

Keep Our Wilderness Off Of Wi-Fi |Michael Schulson |September 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Deucalion and Pyrrha saw the bright waste of water sink and grow dim and the hills emerge, and the earth show green once more.

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew |Josephine Preston Peabody
They must take horse at once and get back to the hills above the Rio Chama Valley.

A Daughter of the Dons |William MacLeod Raine
These camps are on the crowns of the hills, and each is surrounded by a small ditch.

Alone with the Hairy Ainu |A. H. Savage Landor
There is a peaceful company among these hills, respected by all who conceive them aright.

Slain By The Doones |R. D. Blackmore
You enter the mouth of a valley; the hills reach forth their arms to embrace you, and you consciously enter a new world.

The Alps |Martin Conway

British Dictionary definitions for hills (1 of 3)

hills

/ (hɪlz) /

pl n

the hills a hilly and often remote region

as old as the hills very old

British Dictionary definitions for hills (2 of 3)

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 hills (3 of 3)

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 hills

Hill

[ hĭl ]

Archibald Vivian 1886-1977

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

Idioms and Phrases with hills

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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