hill
noun
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Definition of hill
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hill
verb
hilled;
hilling;
hills
Definition of hill (Entry 2 of 6)
Hill
biographical name (1)
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Definition of Hill (Entry 3 of 6)
Ambrose Powell 1825–1865 American Confederate general
Hill
biographical name (2)Definition of Hill (Entry 4 of 6)
Archibald Vivian 1886–1977 English physiologist
Hill
biographical name (3)Definition of Hill (Entry 5 of 6)
James Jerome 1838–1916 American (Canadian-born) financier
Hill
biographical name (4)Definition of Hill (Entry 6 of 6)
Sir Rowland 1795–1879 English postal reformer
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Synonyms for hill
Synonyms: Noun
cock, heap, mound, mountain, pile, stack
Synonyms: Verb
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Examples of hill in a Sentence
Noun
She watched the sun set behind the hills. The house was built at the very top of the hill. Our driveway is a long, steep hill. He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour. The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a hill of snow on the street corner.Verb
hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There are at least two dozen construction cranes here rising out of the rolling hills — a feature Trump made note of in his address. — NBC News, "Shell workers would have lost pay if they missed Trump speech at plant," 18 Aug. 2019 For more than 20 years, a small group of writers has gathered for two weeks in the hazy heat of the Ojai hills to work on plays that have been chosen by the Ojai conference’s artistic director, Robert Egan, and his staff. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: How John Proctor and #MeToo helped cure my ‘work in progress’ theater phobia," 15 Aug. 2019 The hotel will have a breakfast kitchen and dining area, a gym, an exterior pool and spa, and a four-floor deck with views of the surrounding hills. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Hotel approved near Oceanside airport," 13 Aug. 2019 The land is a postcard of sturdy walnut trees poking out of hills like needles in a pin cushion, swaths of Technicolor flowers and the Dan River, which swells and spills into a nearby meadow after heavy rain. — Korsha Wilson, Washington Post, "Black families once lived off their southern farmland. Their descendants are struggling to hold onto it.," 23 July 2019 Muennig wrapped the house in glass, creating a direct view of the undulating hills and ocean that surround the house. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Big Sur modern stunner can be yours for $6.9M," 23 July 2019 And yet the film exudes a certain charm as we are gradually immersed in the slow rhythms of Vattetot-sur-Mer, a picturesque enclave nestled between the Atlantic and a series of rolling hills as green as the Irish countryside. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, "'A Beautiful Summer' ('Le Bel été'): Film Review," 22 July 2019 Featuring front views of the Silver Lake hills and Downtown Los Angeles, while the rear offers Griffith Park, Glendale and the majestic San Gabriel Mountains. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "This California House Has a Dark History with Charles Manson’s Cult—And It’s For Sale," 18 July 2019 In 2012, Cukor’s father, Peter Cukor, was bludgeoned to death with a ceramic pot in front of his Berkeley hills home after confronting Daniel Dewitt, an Alameda man with a history of mental illness. — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, "Calling police on black people over petty matters: There’s a reason these videos go viral," 11 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This Cottage-style home nestled in the North Berkeley hills offers a tranquil, wooded setting. — Bang Staff And Correspondents, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Tranquility in the hills," 19 Aug. 2019 Hopefully they are hilled or mulched to cover most of your plants. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Last year’s garden did great. This year, it did nothing. What went wrong?," 1 Aug. 2019 After Hampton Court Palace, the garden will be permanently located in its final place at the RHS garden at Wisley, in the Surrey hills south west of London, in September. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, "Kate Middleton Hosts Picnic for Children in Her Specially Designed Garden — at a Palace!," 1 July 2019 When Tevis died in 1931, the land was purchased by the Sacred Heart Novitiate, a Jesuit order that had operated a center in the Los Gatos hills nearby since 1886. — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, "New redwood park opening 15 miles from downtown San Jose," 7 June 2019 Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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