/hɪl/
Translation
A raised part of the ground, higher than the land around it but smaller than a mountain.
Word origin
From Old English hyll, the common Germanic word for a small rise of land.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hyll
Grammar
Examples
steep .
"Hill" is the raised part of ground we walked up.
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"Hills" is the plural, meaning more than one hill.
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Here "hill" is the high ground the house stands on.
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