knoll

1
[ nohl ]
/ noʊl /
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noun

a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

Origin of knoll

1
before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber

OTHER WORDS FROM knoll

knoll·y, adjective

Words nearby knoll

knockoff, knockout, knockout drops, knockwurst, knole, knoll, knoop scale, knop, knopf, knosp, knossos

Definition for knoll (2 of 2)

knoll 2
[ nohl ]
/ noʊl /
Archaic.

verb (used with object)

to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)

to sound, as a bell; ring.
to sound a knell.

noun

a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

Origin of knoll

2
1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell

OTHER WORDS FROM knoll

knoll·er, noun

Words related to knoll

ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, slope, acclivity, elevation, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise, drift, precipice, headland, summit, heap, mound

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British Dictionary definitions for knoll (1 of 2)

knoll 1
/ (nəʊl) /

noun

a small rounded hill

Derived forms of knoll

knolly, adjective

Word Origin for knoll

Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop

British Dictionary definitions for knoll (2 of 2)

knoll 2
/ (nəʊl) /

noun, verb

an archaic or dialect word for knell

Derived forms of knoll

knoller, noun