hilled

verb

past tense of hill
as in piled
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 Synonyms for hilled
  1. piled
  2. mounded
  3. stacked
  4. banked
Verb
  • Burgers can come simple, adorned with just a smear of mustard or mayo and maybe a leaf of lettuce, or piled high with pickles, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, bacon and even an onion ring.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The menu makes its way around Italy with dishes like gambero rosso carpaccio finished with caviar and espelette chili, Pomodori della Nonna piled high with peak-season tomatoes, and tagliolini tossed with king crab in a bright citrus bisque.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of piled
Verb
  • The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Definition of mounded
Verb
  • Soft white cushions, natural light pouring in, books stacked on every surface.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Menelaus describes how the men, stacked on top of each other amid stiflingly hot conditions, also had to urinate and defecate on one another.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of stacked
Verb
  • Starting with Iron Man in 2008, Feige had produced more than three dozen of its films that have combined to gross north of $32 billion worldwide — 11 of which have banked $1 billion-plus on their own.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • When your customers can't get banked anywhere else, the back-office cost becomes the moat.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of banked
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