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hillock
[ hil-uhk ]
noun
- a small hill.
hillock
/ ˈhɪlək /
noun
- a small hill or mound
Derived Forms
- ˈhillocked, adjective
Other Words From
- hillocked hillock·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hillock1
Example Sentences
They flattened the hillock and hog wallow with the Fresno Scraper and turned 6 million acres into tabletop.
A sheet of rain came drifting across the lake toward the hillock on which the house stood.
Three miles to the south of the hillock on Cape Villaret, are two lumps, which at a distance appeared like rocks.
They saw the Spaniard climb a hillock; just at the curve he gave one sweep of the hand—was gone.
It is a town of above three hundred houses, built round the base of a sandy hillock, the church being on the hill.
"There lies a ravine with a sweet spring, beyond the next hillock," said Musa, who never forgot a road once travelled.
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