hill

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĭl, IPA ^(key): /hɪl/ or [hɪɫ]

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Noun

Singular hill

Plural hills

A famous hill in England

1. (countable) A hill is a piece of high ground that rises up out of lower ground. A hill is like a mountain but smaller.
   • Synonyms: valley and depression

   My house was on the top of a hill.

   We had to climb a tall hill to reach the old family cemetery (place where dead people are buried).

Related words

• ant-hill
• hillbilly
• hilly

See also

• mountain
• dune
• slope

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