hill

  • 31Hill — A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well defined… …

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  • 32hill — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high, long, tall ▪ The bus sped down the long hill. ▪ little, low, small …

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  • 33hill — hiller, n. /hil/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface, smaller than a mountain. 2. an incline, esp. in a road: This old jalopy won t make it up the next hill. 3. an artificial heap, pile, or mound: a hill made by ants. 4. a small… …

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  • 34hill — ant·hill; han·a·hill; ha·ver·hill; hill; hill·er; hill·i·ness; hill·man; lead·hill·ite; mix·hill; rose·hill; sand·hill·er; hill·bil·ly; hill·ocked; hill·ocky; rose·hill·er; yam·hill; …

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  • 35hill */*/*/ — UK [hɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms hill : singular hill plural hills 1) a) an area of land that is higher than the land surrounding it but smaller and lower than a mountain a valley surrounded by wooded hills the Pentland Hills an area… …

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  • 36Hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… …

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  • 37hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… …

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  • 38HILL — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 29.4.1895 London/UK 26.12.1955 Belfast/UK Even as a boy, Geoffrey Hill s future career was unmistakably marked out. He spent much of his spare time with aircraft models and at the age 17 secured a… …

    Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • 39hill — n. 1) to come down; go up a hill 2) rolling hills; a steep hill 3) in the hills (to live in the hills) 4) on a hill (the house stood on a hill) 5) (misc.) (colloq.) to take to the hills ( to take refuge in the hills ) * * * [hɪl] a steep hill go… …

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  • 40hill — [[t]hɪl[/t]] n. v. hilled, hill•ing. n. 1) geo a natural elevation of the earth s surface, smaller than a mountain 2) an incline, esp. in a road 3) an artificial heap, pile, or mound 4) bot a) a mound of earth raised about and above a plant or… …

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