Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small hill.
- noun Biology A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small hill; a slight elevation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small hill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a small
hill
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small natural hill
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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From the edge of the cliff at Geesh the ground slopes to the marsh, in whose centre is a hillock, which is the altar on which the religious ceremonies of the Agows are performed.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909
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Some rotting timbers of it may still be left, for the black people who live thereabout keep away, especially at night, believing that the hillock is a resort of spirits.
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The temple of lord Ramalingeswara atop Yanamalakuduru hillock, which is arguably the single largest crowd puller during the festival, has been decorated specially.
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The temple of lord Ramalingeswara atop Yanamalakuduru hillock, which is arguably the single largest crowd puller during the festival, has been decorated specially.
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(There's now what can best be described as a hillock on the back of that hand).
unknown title 2009
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Fifteen minutes and she was up again, dragging me and the travois down the gleaming slope until at last the ground leveled out and we were standing on a kind of hillock, looking towards a band of pale pewter light which danced forever ahead of us.
The Dreamthief's Daughter Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2001
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In one of her letters Madame d'Arblay speaks of his raising a "hillock" with his own hands, in order to obtain a view of
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We arrive at a junction of trenches, and on the top of the maltreated hillock which is outlined on the cloudy grayness, a mournful signboard stands crookedly in the wind.
Under Fire: the story of a squad Henri Barbusse 1904
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I estimate that the 'hillock' extends to no more than 3 feet above the level of the main areas of grass.
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The 'hillock' also contributes greatly to the green nature of the view from the north bank of the Thames.
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