hills 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hillsnext
plural of hill
1
as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another the ants made little hills of dirt

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2
as in mounds
an area of high ground a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills

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3
as in inclines
an upward slope I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone

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hills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hill
as in banks
to form into a pile or ridge of earth hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hills
  1. piles
  2. mountains
  3. cliffs
  4. highlands
  5. inclinations
  6. elevations
Noun
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • This beloved Arizona watering hole, located down a dirt road in the rugged mountains of western Arizona, has become a must-visit destination for locals and tourists alike.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And for private credit investors, the challenge is sifting through mountains of unstructured private company data to capitalize on the multi-trillion dollar market opportunity.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • With dramatic cliffs that cascade into the Pacific and countless cute country towns along the way, Highway 1 is one of those bucket list road trips that is absolutely worth the hype.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Views include red rock pinnacles and cliffs, Sinagua cliff dwellings, wildlife and a rare riparian habitat.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of cliffs
Noun
  • Like other premium Tequila’s it’s made from 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But, after more than a year of peace and tranquility in the North Carolina highlands, the Segens' lives have been beset by a different sort of disaster.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • The percentages for other political inclinations were not as high but still represented a majority, including 86% of independent and third-party respondents, and 74% of Republicans.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Even back then, her criminal inclinations were evident.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of inclinations
Noun
  • But in northern and eastern portions of the state with higher elevations, this is when people can expect peak fall colors.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The heat inland and in the upper elevations will likely stay all week, according to Behringer, without relief for those areas until early next week.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of elevations
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