hill
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Structure made up of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hilIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɪl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
US
Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
us
A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
us
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
baseball
The slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
baseball
The pitcher's mound.
verb
Form into a hill
To form into a heap or mound.
To heap or draw earth around plants.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Used this way, hill is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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- “They loved to roam the hills of West Virginia.”noun
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Word family
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