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hillock

UK/ˈhɪl.ək/

hillock noun: a small hill.

hillock: a small hill
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Noun

hillock (plural hillocks)

  1. A small hill.
    • As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men.1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter XI, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 107
    • With the setting sun sending long shadows loping ahead of them over the smooth hillocks of the downs, they came up with the lagoon; a contentful return home, with appetite brisked up by a ten-mile walk, and plenty of food to satisfy it.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 63
    Synonyms:
    colline, toman

Proper noun capitalized: Hillock

Hillock (plural Hillocks)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

hillock meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

hillock in Hindi

small hill
टीला ṭīlā, ढूह ḍhūh, भीटा bhīṭā, छोटी पहाड़ी choṭī pahāṛī

hillock in Tamil

small hill
மேடு mēṭu

hillock in Urdu

چھوٹی پہاڑی, ڈھیر, ٹیلا, ٹیلہ

hillock in Telugu

a hillock, a mound
తిప్ప tippa
hillock, hill, mount
గుబ్బలి gubbali
More languagesFewer languages
hillock in Malayalam
തേരി tēri, മേട് mēṭŭ
hillock in Kannada
ದಿಣ್ಣೆ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಗುಡ್ಡ, ಬೋರೆ, ಮಂಟಿ
hillock in Punjabi
ਟਿੱਲਾ ṭillā, ٹلا ṭilā, ٹبر ṭibbar, ਥੇਹ theh
hillock in Odia
କୁଦ kuda
hillock in Assamese
টিলা tila, ঢাপলিকা dhapolika
hillock in Persian
تپهچه tappeče

Synonyms of hillock

Forms of hillock

Noun
pluralhillocks
Proper noun
pluralHillocks

Origin of hillock

From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.

From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.

Words formed from hillock

Words that rhyme with hillock

Questions about hillock

What does hillock mean?
Hillock means a small hill.
What is hillock in Hindi?
Hillock in Hindi is टीला (ṭīlā), ढूह (ḍhūh), भीटा (bhīṭā). See Hillock meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hillock?
Hillock can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hillock?
Hillock is pronounced /ˈhɪl.ək/ (UK).
What is the plural of hillock?
The plural of hillock is hillocks.

Words near hillock in the dictionary

  1. hilloa
  2. hilloaed
  3. hilloaing
  4. hilloas
  5. hilloc
  6. hillock
  7. hillocked
  8. hillocks
  9. hillocky
  10. hillocs
  11. hilloed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hillock (page history and authors); Hillock (page history and authors); hillock (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గుబ్బలి (Telugu) (page history and authors); തേരി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); hillock (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تھیہہ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); କୁଦ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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