hill - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hill

[ 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.
- The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t.

2 . Hill

[ 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.
- To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.

Meaning of 'hill' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hill

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

Example in sentence:

they built small mounds to hide behind

Meaning (2):
- a local and well-defined elevation of the land

Example in sentence:

they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia

Nearby Words:

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