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noun

ˈhil How to pronounce hill (audio)
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1
as in ascent
an upward slope I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone

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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another the ants made little hills of dirt

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3
as in mound
an area of high ground a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills

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verb

as in to mound
to form into a pile or ridge of earth hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

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Recent Examples of hill
Noun
Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 In Millerton, the hill’s peak might have seemed like the obvious place to build, taking advantage of the spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026 Some members say conversations are still ongoing about redistricting in Indiana, though Thursday’s vote makes that hill a steeper climb for Republicans with a candidate deadline in February fast-approaching. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
  1. ascent
  2. pile
  3. mound
  4. stack
  5. incline
  6. mountain
  7. cliff
  8. bank
Noun
  • Just as Bryan’s own ascent began, alcoholism almost wrecked his fellow Oklahoma heroes, Turnpike Troubadours.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle sheds these boosters during ascent before discarding its protective payload fairings.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascent
Noun
  • Hours later, a group of rescuers in hard hats were using poles stripped from trees to poke at the huge pile of rubble.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There was a basket with lemons, each one tied with red curling ribbon, fish spices stacked, the register with all the keys covered by a silicone hood, and a pile of newspapers next to a pile of wrapping sheets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe Ohtani will accept surrendering the mound if he is handed a spot in the outfield?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mound
Verb
  • Door frames stacked like cards lean against a far wall beside pallets of crumbling Solnhofen limestone floor tiles.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fifty pound bags of rice from several different brands, including popular purveyor Three Ladies, are stacked around the store.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of stack
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  • Police did not disclose the name of the roller coaster, but witnesses described seeing the man fall from Goliath, and aerial footage reviewed by CNN showed Goliath riders stopped at a steep incline before being evacuated down a high stairway.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Lemmo With this kind of kit, the Lemmo 3 should be up to the task of tackling steep inclines and all manner of rough terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of incline
Noun
  • The bear was also recently featured in Southern Living — for a few months each fall, a local mountain casts a shadow shaped like a bear onto the fall foliage below.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • Italy’s tourism site notes that professional divers leap from the cliffs during organized events.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Travelers familiar with Scotland’s Isle of Skye may recognize this recipe for remote luxury, though rather than craggy cliffs and emerald-green glens, Noirmoutier is closer to a little slice of California.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • Streamers also are banking that creators can not only bring their audience with them but fill their libraries with content that is, frankly, dramatically less expensive than traditional fare and that is produced at a more rapid clip.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Big shot before the scrimmage A highlight of the evening came early when former KU wing Perry Ellis banked in a halfcourt shot to win $10,000 for KU student Addyson Devlin.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
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