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hill
noun
a
naturally
raised
area
of
land
that
is
smaller
and
lower
than
a
mountain
•
The
children
rolled
down
the
grassy
hill
on
their
cardboard
sleds
.
The
children
rolled
down
the
grassy
hill
on
their
cardboard
sleds
.
•
From
the
top
of
the
hill
,
we
could
see
the
entire
valley
below
.
From
the
top
of
the
hill
,
we
could
see
the
entire
valley
below
.
Old
English
“
hyll
,”
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
“
hille
”
and
German
“
Hügel
,”
all
meaning
a
small
elevation
of
land
.
noun
a
pile
or
large
heap
of
things
that
forms
a
mound-like
shape
•
He
poured
the
rice
onto
the
table
,
making
a
hill
in
the
middle
.
He
poured
the
rice
onto
the
table
,
making
a
hill
in
the
middle
.
•
The
toddler
sat
among
a
hill
of
colorful
toy
blocks
.
The
toddler
sat
among
a
hill
of
colorful
toy
blocks
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
landform
sense
,
attested
since
the
15th
century
.
verb
to
pile
or
draw
earth
up
around
the
base
of
a
plant
to
protect
it
or
help
it
grow
•
After
planting
the
potatoes
,
the
farmer
carefully
hilled
the
soil
around
each
row
.
After
planting
the
potatoes
,
the
farmer
carefully
hilled
the
soil
around
each
row
.
•
You
need
to
keep
hilling
the
stems
so
the
tubers
stay
covered
.
You
need
to
keep
hilling
the
stems
so
the
tubers
stay
covered
.
Verb
use
recorded
since
the
1600s
,
formed
from
the
noun
sense
+
the
productive
verb-forming
pattern
meaning
“
to
cover
or
heap
with
.”