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    hillock
    /ˈhɪlək/

    noun

    • 1. a small hill or mound.

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  2. uk / ˈhɪl.ək / us / ˈhɪl.ək / Add to word list. a small hill. Synonyms. hummock literary. knoll. mound. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: hills & mountains. acclivity. alpine tundra. clifftop. craggy. esker. highlands. Marilyn. mesa. mid-ocean ridge. motte. Mount Kilimanjaro. pike. precipitous. scarp. slope. spur. steep.

  3. Apr 6, 2024 · : a small hill. hillocky. ˈhi-lə-kē. adjective. Examples of hillock in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web As the moon shines through dips in the nearby hillock, its light streams into the central circle and down the length of the avenue.

  4. HILLOCK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of hillock in English. hillock. noun [ C ] us / ˈhɪl.ək / uk / ˈhɪl.ək / Add to word list. a small hill. Synonyms. hummock literary. knoll. mound. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: hills & mountains. acclivity. alpine tundra. clifftop. craggy. esker. highlands.

  5. A hillock is a small mound of land that's often nearby a group of taller hills. Small children can rarely resist rolling down a grassy hillock.

  6. noun. a small hill or mound. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.

  7. noun. a small hill; mound. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. hillocky (ˈhillocky) adjective. Word origin. ME hilloc: see hill & -ock. Word Frequency. hillock in American English.

  8. Definition of hillock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Define hillock. hillock synonyms, hillock pronunciation, hillock translation, English dictionary definition of hillock. n. 1. A small hill. 2. Biology A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure. hill′ock·y adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of...

  10. A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure. American Heritage Medicine. Synonyms: hammock. knoll. hummock. mound. tuffet. hill. knob. Other Word Forms of Hillock. Noun. Singular: hillock. Plural: hillocks. Origin of Hillock. Middle English hillok from hil hill hill.

  11. Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] hillock (plural hillocks) A small hill . Synonyms. [ edit] toman. Derived terms. [ edit] axon hillock. Translations. [ edit] ± small hill. See also. [ edit] hummock. Categories: English terms inherited from Middle English. English terms derived from Middle English.