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noun

ˈhil How to pronounce hill (audio)
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1
as in ascent
an upward slope I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone

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2
as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another the ants made little hills of dirt

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3
as in mound
an area of high ground a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills

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hill

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verb

as in to mound
to form into a pile or ridge of earth hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

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Recent Examples of hill
Noun
The rolling hills and pastureland of Vernon County are home to the highest concentration of organic farms in the state. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 For some perplexing reason, Gia has decided to die on the hill that Ava is lying, despite having no way to prove that and despite the fact that Ava has no reason to lie. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
Verb
Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026 This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hill
  1. ascent
  2. pile
  3. mound
  4. stack
  5. incline
  6. mountain
  7. cliff
  8. bank
Noun
  • The talent agency handles the careers of many of the world’s biggest actors, athletes and influencers, some of the very people whose livelihoods are most threatened by the creeping ascent of AI.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • Pogacar thanked Del Toro for his efforts in the final ascent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of ascent
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  • Baby Boomers, meanwhile, are armed with piles of cash and plenty of time, giving them more flexibility for travel.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • As her daughter sweeps away the last piles of sand, 54-year-old Nuru Mohammed directs women hanging fishing nets to serve as décor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of pile
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  • Fittingly, on Saturday, Yamamoto took the mound against the Padres and threw seven shutout innings.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Joyce was on the verge of returning to the major leagues in late May, but he was shut down and didn’t get back on a mound for nearly a month.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of mound
Verb
  • For the first time, disparate bank technology stacks around the world will connect through GSSP infrastructure that digitizes manual workflows.
    — Gary Palmer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Anthropologie’s Summer Sale is pampering fashion insiders with 50-percent-off deals stacked on top of already on-sale buys, reflected in cart.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of stack
Noun
  • The riverfront includes steep inclines, large rocks and uneven ground that can be difficult for workers or machinery to manage safely.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • Temperatures will be on the incline, reaching into the 90s by lunchtime and the upper 90s by the late afternoon.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of incline
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  • Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.
    — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • That caught the attention of vineyard consultant Ken Swegles, who subsequently put him to work during harvest at dozens of small sites throughout the mountains.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of mountain
Noun
  • Whenever someone reaches the top of the 25-meter (82-feet) cliff — often for the first time — spectators, instructors and climbers break into applause.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of cliff
Verb
  • Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The FPCs have to file legally binding financial statements which reveal everything from the headcount and social security payments of the staff to the amount of reimbursement banked by the studio and the total cost of the production.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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