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hill
What does hill mean?
hill (noun): a local and well-defined elevation of the land.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hill in a sentence?
- The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce hill?
/hɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hill come from?
From Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hill
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a specialized division of a large organization
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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