Definition of hi̇ll in English English dictionary
- Hill
- Capitol Hill; the US Congress
- Hill
- A topographic surname for someone who lived on or by a hill
- hill
- The pitcher’s mound
- hill
- An elevated location smaller than a mountain
- hill
- A heap of earth surrounding a plant
- hill
- A sloping road
- hill
- {v} to draw earth round plant
- hill
- {a} full of or having hills, irregular
- hill
- {n} a high land, an eminence, a cluster of plants and the earth raised about them
- Hill
- A British topographic surname for someone who lived on or by a hill
- hill
- structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
- hill
- Smaller than a mountain, a raised part of the earth
- hill
- a local and well-defined elevation of the land
- hill
- risque English comedian (1925-1992)
- hill
- Pitcher's mound
- hill
- A hill is a raised area or mound of land
- hill
- a local and well-defined elevation of the land risque English comedian (1925-1992) United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) form into a hill
- hill
- To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn
- hill
- A hill is an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it. We trudged up the hill to the stadium. Maple Hill
- hill
- A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes
- hill
- a natural elevation smaller than a mountain
- hill
- The pitchers mound
- hill
- disapproval If you say that someone is over the hill, you are saying rudely that they are old and no longer fit, attractive, or capable of doing useful work. He doesn't take kindly to suggestions that he is over the hill. American Confederate officer active in the Seven Days' Battle, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Antietam (all 1862). His charge began the Battle of Gettysburg (1863). American railroad magnate who promoted the Great Northern Railway and with J.P. Morgan wrested control of the Northern Pacific Railroad from E.H. Harriman in a stock market struggle that provoked the Panic of 1901. Bunker Hill Battle of Hill David Octavius and Robert Adamson Hill James Jerome Hill Joe Hill painting
- hill
- A cluster of plants or roots with a pile of earth around it
- hill
- (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- hill
- {i} raised area of land (smaller than a mountain); slope, gradient, incline; heap, pile, mound
- hill
- n a smaller version of a mountain with a rounded top; 1000 ft from the top to bottom of the hill slope is often used as the superficial distinction between a hill and mountain
- hill
- To place soil up to and around crops, usually planted in rows
- hill
- The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants
- hill
- United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
- hill
- A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain
- hill
- Amon[s] Emyn[p]
- hill
- n bukit
- hill
- King of the Hill: Normally a 4 team map 1 capture point to hold/defend
- hill
- form into a hill
- hill
- (Sir John), M D , botanist (1716-1775) He wrote some farces, which called forth from Garrick the following couplet: "For physic and farces his equal there scarce is His farces are physic, his physic a farce is," Hill-folk The Cameronian Scotch Covenanters, who met clandestinely among the hills Sometimes the Covenanters generally are so called Sir W Scott used the words as a synonym of Cameronians
- hill climb
- A sporting event, during which vehicles are driven or ridden up a steep incline. The goal is to reach the highest level on the slope
- hill climb
- To attempt to ascend a steep slope using a motor vehicle
Hill climbing requires considerable skill.
- hill of beans
- Something of no importance
The problems of two people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
- hill partridge
- a partridge of the genus Aborophila, of which numerous species inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies
- hill station
- In Southeast Asia a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials
For builder Rakesh Prajapati, the ideal weekend is trekking up the wild path to reach hill station Matheran.
- hill-fort
- A prehistoric fortification constructed on a hill
- hill-station
- Alternative spelling of hill station
- hill myna
- A starling (Gracula religiosa) native to Europe and North America, having the capacity to mimic human speech and often kept as a pet
- hill myna
- glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
- hill start
- move from park to drive while on an upward incline
- hill station
- a town in the hills in South Asia
- Blue Hill
- a small town located in Hancock County in Maine
- Boot Hill
- Name used for many cemeteries in the American Old West; nickname for any cemetery
Where have all the TV Westerns gone? A genre once adored by viewers lies dead, but not forgotten, in television's Boot Hill.
- Capitol Hill
- Congress
A political reality of Capitol Hill is that the party in control has always taken care of its own and, as the minority sees it, gives them the shaft..
- Capitol Hill
- The hill in Washington, DC, on which is located the Capitol, where Congress holds its sessions
- Chapel Hill
- A town in the United States famous for its university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ludgate Hill
- a street in the City that runs from St Paul's Churchyard, joining Fleet Street at Ludgate Circus
- Mission Hill
- a neighborhood located in Boston, MA
- Sam Hill
- Intensifier
Walter poured syrup on his vegetables and meat with a generous hand. He probably would have poured it into his milk glass had I not asked what the sam hill he was doing.
- Tukeit Hill frog
- The only recognised species in the Allophryne genus, found in South America
- ant-hill
- A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites
- king of the hill
- A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field
He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill''..
- king of the hill
- A child's game where one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, attempting to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position
He twisted his ankle while playing king of the hill and was not allowed to play again.
- over the hill
- Old, past the prime of life
Mrs. Joiner is over the hill.
- up hill and down dale
- Here and there; everywhere
- a hill of beans with
- (deyim) (negative) something of little importance or value
- the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill
- (Atasözü) We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are
John is always changing his job because the grass always looks greener to him on the other side of the fence.
- A hill
- brew
- A hill
- bergh
- A hill
- more
- A hill
- tor
- Ammunition Hill
- hill in Jerusalem where a bloody battle took place during the Six Day War
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- first major battle of the American Revolutionary War which took place on the 17th of June 1775
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Important colonial victory early in the American Revolution. Two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord, more than 15,000 colonial troops assembled near Boston to prevent the British army from occupying several hills around the city. The colonists fortified Bunker Hill (originally Breed's Hill) across the Charles River from Boston. Though they withstood a cannonade from British ships in Boston Harbor on June 17, 1775, and fought off assaults by 2,300 British troops, they were eventually forced to retreat. British casualties (about 1,000) and the colonists' fierce resistance convinced the British that subduing the rebels would be difficult
- Battle of San Juan Hill
- battle of the Spanish-American War which took place in eastern Cuba in 1898
- Breed's Hill
- A hill in Charlestown, a section of Boston, Massachusetts. It was the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775
- Capitol Hill
- The U.S. Congress
- Capitol Hill
- location of the United States Capitol building (Washington D.C.)
- Cherry Hill
- An urban township of west-central New Jersey east-southeast of Camden. It is mainly residential. Population: 69,319
- David Octavius and Robert Adamson Hill
- born 1802, Perth, Scot. died May 17, 1870, Newington born 1821, Berunside, Scot. died Jan. 1848, St. Andrews Scottish photographers. Hill, originally a painter, was a founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy and its secretary for 40 years. In 1843 he enlisted the help of Adamson, a chemist experienced in photography, in photographing the delegates to the founding convention of the Free Church of Scotland. They used the calotype process, by which an image was developed from a paper negative. In these and other portraits they demonstrated a masterly sense of form and composition and a dramatic use of light and shade. Their five-year partnership resulted in some 3,000 photographs, including many views of Edinburgh and small fishing villages. Before Adamson died at age 27, they produced some of the greatest photographic portraits of the 19th century
- Fanny Hill
- a book written in 1749 by John Cleland about the sexual adventures of a young woman, Fanny Hill. It is written in a very elegant style but has many sex scenes
- Hills
- Berkshire Hills Beverly Hills Black Hills Cheviot Hills Chin Hills Grampian Hills Naga Hills
- James J Hill
- born Sept. 16, 1838, near Guelph, Ont., Can. died May 29, 1916, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. Canadian-U.S. financier and railroad builder. He began his career in St. Paul overseeing steamboat transportation. In 1873 he reorganized a bankrupt railroad as the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway Co. and was named its president in 1882. The Great Northern Railway Co. absorbed the St. Paul line in 1890, and Hill became its president (1893-1907) and chairman of the board (1907-12). The Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads also came under Hill's control; Edward Harriman's attempt to seize control of Northern Pacific from him (1901) triggered a Wall Street panic. Hill's banking activity as president of Northern Securities Co. was declared in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1904
- James Jerome Hill
- born Sept. 16, 1838, near Guelph, Ont., Can. died May 29, 1916, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. Canadian-U.S. financier and railroad builder. He began his career in St. Paul overseeing steamboat transportation. In 1873 he reorganized a bankrupt railroad as the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway Co. and was named its president in 1882. The Great Northern Railway Co. absorbed the St. Paul line in 1890, and Hill became its president (1893-1907) and chairman of the board (1907-12). The Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads also came under Hill's control; Edward Harriman's attempt to seize control of Northern Pacific from him (1901) triggered a Wall Street panic. Hill's banking activity as president of Northern Securities Co. was declared in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1904
- Joe Hill
- a US trade union leader, who tried to help workers to get better pay and more rights. He also wrote many songs on social subjects, including Casey Jones (1879-1915). orig. Joel Emmanuel Hägglund born Oct. 7, 1879, Gävle, Swed. died Nov. 19, 1915, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Swedish-U.S. songwriter and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Hill immigrated to the U.S. 1902 and joined the IWW in 1910. His songs of protest and solidarity including "The Preacher and the Slave," in which he coined the phrase pie in the sky to mock the "reward" awaiting the meek in the next world became widely popular. In 1914 he was arrested in Salt Lake City and charged with the murder of a grocer and his son during a robbery. Convicted on circumstantial evidence despite mass demonstrations on his behalf, Hill was executed by a firing squad. His death made him a martyr in the eyes of the radical U.S. labour movement
- Notting Hill Carnival
- a street carnival that takes place in the Notting Hill area of West London in August every year, mostly involving black people and famous for the colourful costumes worn and the steel band music played
- Rock Hill
- A city of northern South Carolina north of Columbia. It is a manufacturing and processing center. Population: 41,643
- San Juan Hill
- An elevation in eastern Cuba near Santiago de Cuba. It was captured by Cuban and American forces on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for a charge up the hill during the battle
- a hill of beans
- (Informal) something trivial or barely worth consideration, something valueless
- ant hill
- soil heaped up by ants around their nest opening
- beacon hill
- a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
- bunker hill
- the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces
- capitol hill
- location of the United States Capitol building where Congress meets
- capitol hill
- a hill in Washington, DC where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill
- chapel hill
- a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
- hill
- Allen
- hills
- plural of hill
- hills
- hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills"
- hills
- hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills
- large hill
- {i} (Ski) ski jump hill 120 meters high
- mole-hill
- small mound of earth created by moles
- nob hill
- a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
- normal hill
- {i} (Ski) ski jump hill 90 meters high
- over the hill
- {s} plethoric, abundant; (Informal) past a person's prime vigor and freshness; too old; over middle age
- sand hill
- {i} dune; hill of sand
- the Battle of Bunker Hill
- the first main battle of the American Revolutionary War, in Boston, Massachusetts in 1775. Although the British army won the battle, the American colonists killed and wounded more than 1000 British soldiers, and proved that their army was more powerful and effective than the British expected them to be
- up hill and down dale
- all over an area; with vigor and perseverance