hill

noun

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Definition of hill

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain

2 : an artificial heap or mound (as of earth)

3 : several seeds or plants planted in a group rather than a row

4 : slope, incline

hill

verb

hilled; hilling; hills

Definition of hill (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to form into a heap

2 : to draw earth around the roots or base of

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Synonyms for hill

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

bank,
mound

Examples of hill in a Sentence

Noun 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. Verb hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze See More

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun These follicular follies may not be a hill worth sacrificing your career on. — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 There was a short steep hill at the start of Mile 3. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Workers have been running up a steep hill trying not to fall behind; owners are skiing down it. — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Rory led us in a single file line up the steep hill of Highland Avenue. — The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2022 While a steep hill is the ideal solution for draining water, flatter areas pose drainage problems. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 The couple filed suit last week against Rad Power Bikes, the burgeoning company whose product Molly Steinsapir was riding down the steep hill of Enchanted Way with a friend on Jan. 31, 2021. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 The couple filed suit this week against Rad Power Bikes, the burgeoning company whose product Molly Steinsapir was riding down the steep hill of Enchanted Way with a friend on Jan. 31, 2021. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The couple walked side-by-side up a steep hill to the clinic entrance. — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Other aggressive turkeys are a common sight in the Oakland hills a few miles east, where some have been known to mix it up with passing bicyclists and hikers. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 May 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020 Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants. — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020 See More

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