Definition of hill
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Examples of hill in a Sentence
She watched the sun set behind the hills.
The house was built at the very top of the hill.
Our driveway is a long, steep hill.
He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour.
The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a hill of snow on the street corner.
Origin and Etymology of hill
Middle English, from Old English hyll; akin to Latin collis hill, culmen top
First Known Use: before 12th century
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
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Definition of hill
transitive verb
1 : to form into a heap
2 : to draw earth around the roots or base of
hiller
nounExamples of hill in a Sentence
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
1581
First Known Use of hill
1581
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Sir Rowland 1795–1879 English postal reformer
HILL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hill for English Language Learners
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: a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain
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: an area of sloping ground on a road, path, etc.
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: a pile of something
HILL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of hill for Students
1 : a usually rounded elevation of land lower than a mountain
2 : a surface that slopes Our driveway is a long hill.
3 : a heap or mound of something a hill of snow
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