hillside
hillside
Definition
hill·side (hil′sīd′)
noun
the side or slope of a hill
hillside
Synonyms
hillside
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- strew: Park here and walk up the grassy boulder and rock strewn hillside to look for the 3 key birds of this area.
- erode: In Honduras, the mucuna bean has improved crop yields on steep, easily eroded hillsides with depleted soils [ 13 ] .
- ascend: The path meanders from the valley floor, crossing several rivers, before ascending the hillside.
- hug: As the train continues down the valley, it hugs the steep hillside.
- descend: Reality returned when we descended the hillsides again and drove the riverside trail.
- dot: As darkness fell a few isolated lights dotted the opposite hillside but apart from that there was no evidence of other human activity.
Adjective modifier
- wooded: These are all to be found on the wooded hillside directly above the town.
- steep: The crag stands above a steep woody hillside, with a caravan site down on the right of the road.
- forested: The deep green forested hillsides we pass through look for all the world like the approaches to Merthyr.
- scrubby: On 14 October, the two armies faced each other over 400 yards of marsh and scrubby hillside.
- pine-clad: Each island holds a collection of small churches and red tiles houses found tucked among the pine-clad hillsides.
- scrub-covered: Nearby, an interesting scrub-covered hillside supports Crissal and Bendire's Thrashers, Greater Roadrunner and Abert's Towhee.
Modifies a noun
- vineyard: The Var region holds treasures for anyone who enjoys the harmony of a hillside vineyard, ancient dry stone walls or small walking paths.
- villa: Llafranc is an intimate resort with whitewashed streets and exclusive hillside villas.
- terrace: The setting is magnificent, elevated on hillside terraces that are connected by a monumental marble staircase.
- location: Ray Atkins ' Summer School - A well equipped light studio in a West Cornwall hillside location.
- woodland: There's beautiful countryside a stoneâs throw from the town and the hillside woodland provides welcome relief in unspoiled nature.
Noun used with modifier
- south-facing: The Emerson's house is ideally placed for sun on a south-facing hillside.
- chalk: A local artist wanted to find a suitable location for a symbol of the 20th century on a chalk hillside.
