hillocks

noun

plural of hillock
as in hummocks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hillocks
  1. knolls
  2. eminences
  3. uplands
  4. knobs
  5. mounds
  6. highlands
  7. humps
  8. prominences
Noun
  • All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
  • All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of knolls
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
Noun
  • Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Definition of uplands
Noun
  • The boards tie in the floating wood shelves that flank the range and pair beautifully with the surrounding materials, such as the copper pot filler, brass stove knobs, and stone countertops.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026
  • Use a custom combination of brass, bronze, rose gold, copper, silver, chrome, or black metal on cabinet pulls, knobs, faucets, lighting, or appliances.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 July 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • The third hole features an 80-yard blind tee shot from one of the tee boxes, while the seventh hole has a 60-yard shot over a cove, and the ninth plays through two large mounds that were inspired by the famed opening hole at Tobacco Road.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • Popular expat retirement venues include the capital, Panama City; Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.
    — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But critics point out a growing gap in living standards between coastal areas and communities in the Andean highlands.
    — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • Astrophotographer Mark Johnston has captured two mesmerizing views of giant solar prominences — towering clouds of glowing plasma suspended above the sun by magnetic fields.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 June 2026
  • Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of prominences
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