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noun

ˈhil How to pronounce hill (audio)
Definition of hillnext
1
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another the ants made little hills of dirt

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2
as in mound
an area of high ground a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills

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3
as in ascent
an upward slope I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone

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hill

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verb

as in to mound
to form into a pile or ridge of earth hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

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Recent Examples of hill
Noun
And watching in your car is optional; feel free to set up a lawn chair or spread a blanket on its expansive grassy hill to get the full alfresco film-going experience. — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025 The pedestrian bridge that connects the structure, located down the hill from the town and over a highway, is closed. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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 See All Example Sentences for hill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
  1. pile
  2. mound
  3. ascent
  4. stack
  5. mountain
  6. cliff
  7. incline
  8. bank
Noun
  • Listen to this article Outside of the typical deviled eggs, carrot cake and piles of candy known to come with Easter, San Diego’s restaurants have more to offer.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • This latest injury piles onto a string of nagging ailments Curry has dealt with this season.
    — Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of pile
Noun
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound for Los Angeles, with Jesus Luzardo on the hill for Philadelphia.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Baseball Stef Alexander hit an RBI single and earned the win on the mound, while Jansen Thomas went 2-for-3 and got the save as Cambridge (1-0) defeated Haverhill 6-4 in a nonleague contest.
    — Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of mound
Noun
  • Jo Harkin’s second novel, The Pretender, looks at how the young man believed to be the son of the long-deceased Duke of Clarence navigates his sudden rise in the royal ranks during the early ascent of the Tudors.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But its last two Starship test missions, Flight 7 and Flight 8, exploded when their Ship upper stages failed during ascent in January and March of this year.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of ascent
Verb
  • This ring is both showy and dainty, perfect for standing on its own or for Mom to stack with other rose gold rings in her collection of fine jewelry.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Building a roster is more than stacking together numbers that look good on a stat sheet.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of stack
Noun
  • Measurements officials have taken at about 260 sites across the Sierra show that the northern mountains have more snow than the southern areas.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In 2024, officials implemented the first tourist tax of ¥2,000 (about $13.33) and a visitor limit for the iconic and sacred mountain due to an influx of human traffic jams and littering, USA TODAY previously reported.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds carry gusts of sand.
    — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of cliff
Noun
  • Pro tip: Ratchet up the incline to engage more of your hamstrings and glutes, or to prepare for a run or hike on hilly terrain.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Phoenix is a springtime magnet for outdoors lovers as well, and many visitors gravitate to the spectacular hike up the steep inclines and rocky surfaces of Camelback Mountain’s Cholla Trail.
    — Cindy Barks, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of incline
Verb
  • And Queen will be forever etched in Terps lore after banking a fadeaway jumper before the final horn sounded that cemented a 72-71 win against Colorado State on March 23 that sent the team to its first Sweet 16 since 2016.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Try £150m as a conversation-starter but don’t bank on that conversation enduring.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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