knoll

Converse of object

• raise: I cajoled us on in an anxious bid for a raised knoll where a breeze would ensure midges stayed grounded.
• mean: Tomintoul is Tom an t-Sabhail in Gaelic which means the knoll of the barn.
• reach: By the time we had reached a small knoll set against the scree we were nicely warmed.
• occupy: The knoll occupied by SCY102 is characterized by limestone bedrock covered with a thin layer of soil.
• round: We passed round a knoll to find a group of locals in the field.

Adjective modifier

• grassy: You get a good view of the whole complex from the top of the small grassy knoll opposite the abbey entrance.
• rocky: In late afternoon, we climb to a rocky knoll above the town to enjoy an exquisite sunset on the lake.
• wooded: Durcott; footpath south of wooded knoll Beyond the environs of the knoll the path comes out into a pasture.
• small: You get a good view of the whole complex from the top of the small grassy knoll opposite the abbey entrance.
• little: The heritors then decided to build a new Church away from the river on a little knoll where the present Church stands.
• green: By feel I bore a bit left and, getting near I felt, came on a small green knoll.

Preposition: on

floor: There are mounds and knolls on the glen floor.

Modifies a noun

• scroll: Knoll Scroll We are a committee of 6 members producing a community newspaper.
• reef: The quarries provide three-dimensional exposures through features known as knoll reefs.

Preposition: of

barn: Tomintoul is Tom an t-Sabhail in Gaelic which means the knoll of the barn.

Noun used with modifier

• death: For many people this was the death knoll of our friendship.
• limestone: At the base of a limestone knoll at the back of the field there is a cave entrance.
• reef: Some outcrops of limestone in the Clitheroe area, for example, have been derived from reef knolls formed in a prehistoric sea.
• grass: Hmmm, was it cardio, the mysterious shadowy figure on the grass knoll on that fateful day is Dallas, that shot Kennedy?
• round: After a couple of miles, a cluster of buildings appears on the hillside ahead, the round knoll bereft of its former crown.