hill

An area of land that rises above the land around it and is smaller than a mountain.

• Our house stands on a hill.
• We climbed two hills before lunch.
• The green hills stretched into the distance.

Common phrases: top of hill, steep hill, rolling hill

A sloping stretch of ground, often part of a road or path.

• Push your bike up the hill.
• The car rolled down the hill.
• This hill is too steep to cycle up.

Similar words: slope, incline

Common phrases: up the hill, down the hill, steep hill

A group of plants growing together in a small pile of soil.

• Plant three seeds in each hill.
• The farmer checked the hills of potatoes.
• Leave enough space between each hill of corn.

Common phrases: hill of potatoes, hill of corn