hill
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, high, long, tall▪
The bus sped down the long hill.
▪ little, low, small▪The town is set on a small hill.
▪ sloping▪ steep▪ gentle, slight▪ rolling hills, undulating hills▪The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.
▪ rounded▪ dark▪ blue, green, etc.▪ bare, barren, forested, grassy, open, rocky, rugged, sandy (esp. AmE), wooded▪ snow-covered, snowy▪ lush, verdant▪ distant, far▪the distant blue hills
▪ isolated (esp. BrE)▪ remote▪ surrounding hills▪Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.
▪ coastal▪ chalk, limestone, etc.▪the limestone hills of Kentucky
▪ ski (AmE)VERB + HILL▪ ascend (formal), climb, climb up, go up, scale▪They climbed a steep hill and came to the town.
▪ crest, top (both esp. AmE)▪They crested a small hill and then the path curved.
▪ come down, descend (formal)▪ take to the hills (literary)▪We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.
▪ roam the hills, walk the hills▪ cover, dot▪Olive groves cover the hills.
▪the houses which dotted the hill
HILL + VERB▪ overlook sth, rise▪a hill overlooking the wide valley below
▪Wooded hills rise behind the town.
▪ surround sthHILL + NOUN▪ climbing, walking (usually hillwalking)▪ climb, race (esp. BrE)▪ walker (usually hillwalker)▪ sheep (BrE)▪ farm, farmer, farming (all esp. BrE)▪ station (= a small town in the hills, esp. in India), town, village (BrE)▪In the heat of summer the rich fled to the hill stations.
▪ country▪ tribe▪ fort▪ top (usually hilltop)▪ slope▪ start (= starting a vehicle on a slope) (BrE)PREPOSITION▪ down a/the hill▪A grassy path led down the hill.
▪ in the hills▪There are several lead mines in the hills above the town.
▪ on a/the hill▪The church is perched on a hill.
▪ over a/the hill▪Over the hill lies another town.
▪ up a/the hill▪A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.
▪ hill above▪the hills above the town
PHRASES▪ the bottom of a/the hill, the foot of a/the hill▪A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.
▪ the crest of a/the hill, the top of a/the hill
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Hill — (engl. für ‚Hügel‘, aber auch mittelhochdeutsch ‚Heimstätte‘) bezeichnet geografische Objekte: Hill (Bach), einen Grenzbach im Hohen Venn Hill (Gloucestershire), Vereinigtes Königreich Hill (Warwickshire), Vereinigtes Königreich Hill (West… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hill — W2S2 [hıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hyll] 1.) an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller →↑uphill, downhill ↑downhill ▪ Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea. ▪ the top of Sidbury Hill ▪ A cart was … Dictionary of contemporary English
HILL (D. O.) — HILL DAVID OCTAVIUS (1802 1870) Peintre de paysages à l’origine, David Octavius Hill est surtout connu pour son œuvre de photographe, qu’il entreprit en collaboration avec le calotypiste Robert Adamson (1821 1848). Originaire de Perth, en Écosse … Encyclopédie Universelle
hill — [ hıl ] noun count *** 1. ) an area of land that is higher than the land surrounding it but smaller and lower than a mountain: a valley surrounded by wooded hills the Pentland Hills an area popular with hill walkers the top/bottom of a hill: They … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hill — Hill, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HILL (G.) — HILL GARY (1951 ) Gary Hill est sans aucun doute l’un des vidéastes les plus importants de sa génération; la quantité autant que la qualité de ses œuvres servies par une inventivité technologique hors pair l’ont vite placé au rang des artistes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hill — O.E. hyll hill, from P.Gmc. *hulni (Cf. M.Du. hille, Low Ger. hull hill, O.N. hallr stone, Goth. hallus rock, O.N. holmr islet in a bay, O.E. holm rising land, island ), from PIE root *kel … Etymology dictionary
hill — [hil] n. [ME < OE hyll, akin to MDu hille < IE base * kel , to project, rise high > L collis, hill, Gr kolophōn, peak] 1. a natural raised part of the earth s surface, often rounded and smaller than a mountain 2. a small pile, heap, or… … English World dictionary
Hill — Hill, Archibald V. Hill, Rowland * * * (as used in expressions) Bunker Hill, batalla de Shirley Anita St. Hill Hill, David Octavius y Robert Adamson Hill, James J(erome) Hill, Joe … Enciclopedia Universal
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HILL (D.) — HILL DAMON (1960 ) Fils de Graham Hill, qui ne lui montra guère d’affection dans son enfance, Damon Hill est un pilote au talent souvent sous estimé. En 1993, il dispute le Championnat du monde de formule 1, sur Williams Renault, dans l’ombre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
