noun / verb
hill
HILL/hɪl/
A raised mound of earth.
A low, grassy hill rises gently, with a small tree near its base.
Etymology
Old English hyll already named a raised landform. The word formerly included mountains, whereas the selected modern sense distinguishes a hill as a lower elevation.
In context
evidence of copper mineralization in the area but as we approach the top of the hill we find something quite different
More examples
- The trail winds over several small hills.
- Each potato plant has a hill of soil around its base.
- We hill the potatoes as their stems grow taller.
Forms
hill · hills · hilled · hilling
hilly adjective — Covered with or containing many hills.