hill
noun /hɪl/
/hɪl/
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- a region of gently rolling hills
- a hill farm/town/fort
- on a hill The church is perched on a hill.
- The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river.
- up a hill They make their way up the hill.
- down a hill We started to walk back down the hill.
- in the hills I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills).
- They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the view.
- A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2- A grassy path led down the hill.
- Olive groves cover the hills.
- Over the hill lies another town.
- The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.
- The town is set on a small hill.
- There are several lead mines in the hills above Grassington.
- They climbed a steep hill and came to the town.
- They crested a small hill and then the path curved.
- Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.
- We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.
- Wooded hills rise behind the town.
- a hill overlooking the wide valley below
- the chalk hills of southern England
- the distant blue hills
- the houses which dotted the hill
- the limestone hills of Kentucky
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- long
- …
- ascend
- climb
- climb up
- …
- overlook something
- rise
- surround something
- …
- climbing
- walking
- climb
- …
- down a/the hill
- in the hills
- on a/the hill
- …
- the bottom of a/the hill
- the foot of a/the hill
- the crest of a/the hill
- …
- up a hill The motorcade made its way up the hill.
- down a hill Always take care when driving down steep hills.
- a hill start (= the act of starting a vehicle on a slope)
Extra Examples- I had to do a hill start.
- The bus sped down the long hill.
- A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- high
- long
- …
- ascend
- climb
- climb up
- …
- overlook something
- rise
- surround something
- …
- climbing
- walking
- climb
- …
- down a/the hill
- in the hills
- on a/the hill
- …
- the bottom of a/the hill
- the foot of a/the hill
- the crest of a/the hill
- …
- the Hill[singular] (North American English, informal) Capitol Hill (= used to refer to the US Capitol and the activities that take place there)
Word OriginOld English hyll, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin collis and Greek kolōnos ‘hill’.
Idioms
as old as the hills
- very old; ancientMore Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
a hill of beans
- (North American English, old-fashioned, informal) something that is not worth much
over the hill
- (informal) (of a person) old and therefore no longer useful or attractive
- Youngsters seem to think you're over the hill at 40!