hillock

hill·ock

H0205000 (hĭl′ək)n.1. A small hill.2. Biology A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure.

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[Middle English hillok, from hil, hill; see hill.]

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hill′ock·y adj.

hillock

(ˈhɪlək) n (Physical Geography) a small hill or mound[C14 hilloc, from hill + -ock] ˈhillocked, ˈhillocky adj

hill•ock

(ˈhɪl ək)

n. a small hill. [1350–1400] hill′ocked, hill′ock•y, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hillock - a small natural hill hammock, hummock, knoll, moundanthill, formicary - a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nesthill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"kopje, koppie - a small hill rising up from the African veldmolehill - a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

hillock

noun mound, knoll, hummock, barrow, knap (dialect), tump (Western English dialect), monticule He had spent the night huddled behind a hillock for shelter.

Translations

小丘

hill

(hil) 1. noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain. We went for a walk in the hills yesterday. 山丘 小山，丘陵 2. a slope on a road. This car has difficulty going up steep hills. 道路的上坡 斜坡ˈhillock (-lək) noun a small hill. 小丘 小丘ˈhilly adjective having many hills. hilly country. 丘陵起伏的 多小山的，丘陵的 ˈhillside noun the side or slope of a hill. The hillside was covered with new housing. 山坡 山坡