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hillock

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hill·ock  (hlk)
n.
1. A small hill.
2. Biology A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, tissue, or structure.

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

hillock·y adj.

hillock [ˈhɪlək]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a small hill or mound
[C14 hilloc, from hill + -ock]
hillocked , hillocky adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hillockhillock - a small natural hill                
anthill, formicary - a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
hill - 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 veld
molehill - 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
hillock [ˈhɪlək] Nmontículo m, altozano m
hillock [ˈhɪlək] npetite colline f, butte f
hillock
nHügel m, → Anhöhe f
hillock [ˈhɪlək] ncollinetta, poggio
hillock [ˈhɪlək] ncollinetta, poggio


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It was only hard work when he had to break off the motion, which had become unconscious, and to think; when he had to mow round a hillock or a tuft of sorrel.
Not long afterwards, as he ascended a small hillock, he saw at its foot a Lion feeding on the Calf.
Yes, yes; I was then young, and new to the sight of blood; and not relishing the thought that creatures who had spirits like myself should lay on the naked ground, to be torn asunder by beasts, or to bleach in the rains, I buried the dead with my own hands, under that very little hillock where you have placed yourselves; and no bad seat does it make neither, though it be raised by the bones of mortal men.
 
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