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hill
1[ hil ]
noun
- a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- an incline, especially in a road:
This old jalopy won't make it up the next hill.
- an artificial heap, pile, or mound:
a hill made by ants.
- a small mound of earth raised about a cultivated plant or a cluster of such plants.
- the plant or plants so surrounded:
a hill of potatoes.
- Baseball. mound 1( def 4 ).
- the Hill. Capitol Hill.
verb (used with object)
- to surround with hills:
to hill potatoes.
- to form into a hill or heap.
Hill
2[ hil ]
noun
- Ambrose Pow路ell [pou, -, uh, l], 1825鈥65, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Archibald Viv路i路an [viv, -ee-, uh, n], 1886鈥1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1922.
- James Jerome, 1838鈥1916, U.S. railroad builder and financier, born in Canada.
- Joe, 1879鈥1915, U.S. labor organizer and songwriter, born in Sweden.
hill
1/ 丑瑟濒 /
noun
- a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain
- ( in combination )
a hillside
a hilltop
- a heap or mound made by a person or animal
- ( in combination )
a dunghill
- an incline; slope
- over the hill
- beyond one's prime
- military absent without leave or deserting
- up hill and down dalestrenuously and persistently
verb
- to form into a hill or mound
- to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth
Hill
2/ 丑瑟濒 /
noun
- HillArchibald Vivian18861977MBritishSCIENCE: chemist Archibald Vivian. 1886鈥1977, British biochemist, noted for his research into heat loss in muscle contraction: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1922)
- HillDamon Graham Devereux1960MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: racing driver Damon Graham Devereux, son of Graham Hill. born 1960, British motor-racing driver; Formula One world champion (1996)
- HillDavid Octavius18021870MScottishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: photographer David Octavius 1802鈥70, Scottish painter and portrait photographer, noted esp for his collaboration with the chemist Robert Adamson (1821鈥48)
- HillSir Geoffrey (William)1932MBritishWRITING: poet Sir Geoffrey ( William ). born 1932, British poet: his books include King Log (1968), Mercian Hymns (1971), The Mystery of the Charity of Charles P茅guy (1983), and The Orchards of Syon (2002)
- HillGraham19291975MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: racing driver Graham. 1929鈥75, British motor-racing driver: world champion (1962, 1968)
- HillOctavia18381912FBritishPOLITICS: housing reformer Octavia. 1838鈥1912, British housing reformer; a founder of the National Trust
- HillSir Rowland17951879MBritishMISC: originator of penny postage Sir Rowland. 1795鈥1879, British originator of the penny postage
- HillSusan (Elizabeth)1942FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Susan ( Elizabeth ). born 1942, British novelist and writer of short stories: her books include I'm the King of the Castle (1970) The Woman in Black (1983), and Felix Derby (2002)
Derived Forms
- 藞丑颈濒濒测, adjective
- 藞丑颈濒濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑颈濒濒顎侥谤 noun
- 耻苍顎僤别谤路丑颈濒濒顎 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hill1
Idioms and Phrases
- go over the hill, Slang.
- to break out of prison.
- to absent oneself without leave from one's military unit.
- to leave suddenly or mysteriously:
Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
- over the hill,
- relatively advanced in age.
- past one's prime.
More idioms and phrases containing hill
see downhill all the way ; go downhill ; head for (the hills) ; make a mountain out of a molehill ; not worth a dime (hill of beans) ; old as Adam (the hills) ; over the hill .Example Sentences
Investigators hope it will help them determine how the Palisades fire ignited, the exact point of origin, and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.
Some homes that burned in the hills are above the basins.
"It was shooting up the hill really fast because of the dry conditions and the wind," she told BBC Scotland News.
Security camera video shows the suspects walking by a pool at a home on Waldo Place and ducking out of sight behind a trampoline, before climbing up a hill.
"This is different because it's flat... when you're going up a hill you get to walk, so this is a lot more daunting."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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