hillock (redirected from hillocky)

hill·ock  (hlk)

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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hillock·y adj.

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hillock [ˈhɪlək]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a small hill or mound

[C14 hilloc, from hill + -ock]

hillocked , hillocky adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hillock - a small natural hill                 hammock, hummock, knoll, mound 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

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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] N → montículo m, altozano m

hillock [ˈhɪlək] n → petite colline f, butte f

hillock

n → Hügel m, → Anhöhe f

hillock [ˈhɪlək] n → collinetta, poggio