hilled; hilling; hills
hiller
noun
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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
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Earlier in the week, the couple escorted two reporters down the hill.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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Noun
Down the hill toward Yellow Creek, Reeder pulled out a measuring tape at the base of one particularly large Douglas fir.
—April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Earlier in the week, the couple escorted two reporters down the hill.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
That’s something Mamaw used to say to describe her or her family … hill people or hillbillies.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
This driveline has terrain response control with selectable driving and off road modes, low traction launch and hill decent control, and a dynamic air suspension system with automatic access height with adaptive dynamics.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
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“Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hill. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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hill
1 of 2 noun1
: a usually rounded height of land lower than a mountain
2
: an artificial heap or mound (as of earth)
3
: several seeds or plants planted in a group rather than a row
a hill of beans
hill
2 of 2 verb1
: to form into a heap
2
: to draw earth around the roots or base of
Biographical Definition
Hill
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Archibald Vivian 1886–1977 English physiologist
Hill
3 of 4biographical name (3)
James Jerome 1838–1916 American (Canadian-born) financier
Hill
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Sir Rowland 1795–1879 English postal reformer
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