Hillock Definition

hĭlək
hillocks
noun
hillocks
A small hill; mound.
Webster's New World
A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure.
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Other Word Forms of Hillock

Noun

Singular:
hillock
Plural:
hillocks

Origin of Hillock

  • Middle English hillok from hil hill hill

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From hill +‎ -ock.

    From Wiktionary

Hillock Sentence Examples

  • Go up the hillock and you'll see.

  • Though the cathedral crowns the hillock round which clusters the old part of the town, a large portion of the newer town is built on the alluvial flats on either bank of the Rhone.

  • From outside, the building, which is perched on a low hillock, is completely inscrutable.

  • I climbed a little hillock nearby and saw to my delight a herd of horses grazing on the grassy plain.

  • In the stuff swamp, this is akin to finding a hillock and staying there.

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Words Starting With

HHIHIL

Words Ending With

KCKOCK

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Words Starting With H and Ending With K

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With H7 Letter Words Ending With K