Definition of hillock
: a small hill
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Its neighboring hillock of garlicky mashed potatoes, laced with the meat’s braising liquid, dwarfed the meat, but that’s a petty quibble with one of Skillets’ tastiest dishes.
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This little hillock of oak trees and an open pavilion is one of Baltimore's most quiet and unassuming World War I memorials.
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A small television was parked in a corner, amidst hillocks of clothes; more clothes hung from pegs on the wall.
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PARIS — The basketball court has warped over the years, growing herringbone hillocks and hollows, like some miniature rolling plain.
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DOC was part of a three-man team that reached S 5 on foot, a grueling hike through 10 miles of boulders and steep hillocks.
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First Known Use of hillock
14th century
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
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playMedical Definition of hillock
: any small anatomical prominence or elevation—see axon hillock
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