raised area of land (smaller than a mountain); slope, gradient, incline; heap, pile, mound
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Hill Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
The man who instituted the penny postage system in England and is considered the "Father of the Postage Stamp."
Hill Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
(v. t.)
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes.
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes.
(n.)
The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t.
The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t.
(n.)
A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.
hill
\hill\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. hilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. hilling.] to surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn. showing them how to plant and hill it.
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\hill\ (?), n. [oe. hil, hul, as. hyll; akin to od. hille, hil, l. collis, and prob. to e. haulm, holm, and column. cf. 2d holm.]
1. a natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. every mountain and hill shall be made low. xl. 4.
2. the earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [u. s.] see hill, v. t.
3. a single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. [u. s.]
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ant (zo?l.), a common ant (formica rufa), of europe and america, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests.
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myna (zo?l.), one of several species of birds of india, of the genus gracula, and allied to the starlings. they are easily taught to speak many words. [written also hill mynah.] see myna.
hill
partridge (zo?l.), a partridge of the genus aborophila, of which numerous species in habit southern asia and the east indies.
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tit (zo?l.), one of numerous species of small asiatic singing birds of the family leiotrichid?. many are beautifully colored.
similar words(17)
ant-hill
yellow black-breasted hill and whistling plover
mute-hill
sand hill
sand-hill crane
hill partridge
hill mynah
over-the-hill
hill tit
the hill
will ye hill ye
hill myna
capitol hill
hill damaras
hill ant
palatine hill
moot-hill
Meaning
Exceedingly old.
Origin
From the Bible. Job xv. 7. 'Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?'
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Origin
From the Bible. Job xv. 7. 'Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?'
Cefnen = n. a gently rising hill
Cribarth = n. a ridged hill
Din = n. a hill, fort, fortress
Llawnt = n. a smooth hill, lawn
Llechwedd = n. a flat aspect; side of the head; the steep or shelving of a hill
Moel = n. pile; conical hill
Mordwyn = n. an ant hill
Morgrug = n. hill of ants; ants
very old
1) very thirsty; 2) very dry
of low value
past prime efficiency; past the peak of physical or other condition, etc.
Sydney suburb of Surry Hills
poof
Noun
1. United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
(synonym) J. J. Hill, James Jerome Hill
(hypernym) businessman, man of affairs
2. risque English comedian (1925-1992)
(synonym) Benny Hill, Alfred Hawthorne
(hypernym) comedian, comic
Noun
1. a local and well-defined elevation of the land
(hypernym) natural elevation, elevation
(hyponym) Areopagus
(part-meronym) hillside
2. structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
(synonym) mound
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) barbette
3. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
(synonym) mound, pitcher's mound
(hypernym) baseball equipment
(part-holonym) baseball diamond, diamond, infield
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
Verb
1. form into a hill
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
Hill Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
County: South Gloucestershire
Post Code: GL13
Post Code: GL13
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE
City: HILL
City: HILL
Hill Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit (e.g. Box Hill, Surrey).
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Hill Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hill Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Location: Newbridge, Scotland
Established in 1793
Activity: Blenders and bottlers of Scotch Whisky
Owner: Pernod Ricard SA
Established in 1793
Activity: Blenders and bottlers of Scotch Whisky
Owner: Pernod Ricard SA
Water source of the An Cnoc Distillery in Knock, Aberdeenshire, Speyside, East Highland (Scotland).
Water source of the Craigellachie Distillery located in Craigellachie, Banffshire, Speyside, Highland (Scotland)
Water source, in Speyside, Highlands (Scotland), of the following distilleries:
* Imperial Distillery (inactive)
* Longmorn Distillery
* Mannochmore Distillery
* Cardhu Distillery
* Imperial Distillery (inactive)
* Longmorn Distillery
* Mannochmore Distillery
* Cardhu Distillery
Hill Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hill Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1.) Heb. gib'eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, 6). (2.) Heb. har, properly a mountain range rather than an individual eminence (Ex. 24:4, 12, 13, 18; Num. 14:40, 44, 45). In Deut. 1:7, Josh. 9:1; 10:40; 11:16, it denotes the elevated district of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, which forms the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. (3.) Heb. ma'aleh in 1 Sam. 9:11. Authorized Version "hill" is correctly rendered in the Revised Version "ascent." (4.) In Luke 9:37 the "hill" is the Mount of Transfiguration.
a hill; cup
a hill
hill; cup; thing lifted up
a hill; showing forth
who conceives, or shows; a hill
hasting; a hill; from a hill
hill; eminence; fortress
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