hill

Noun
  1. A local and well-defined elevation of the land (synset 109325914)
    "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
    is a type of: elevation, natural elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
    subtypes:
    • butte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
    • foothill - a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
    • hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound - a small natural hill
    • tor - a high rocky hill
    specific instances:
    • areopagus - a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
    • calvary, golgotha - a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
    • sion, zion - originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
    • cotswold hills, cotswolds - a range of low hills in southwestern England
    • cheviot hills, cheviots - a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
    • pennine chain, pennines - a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers
    • seven hills of rome - the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built
    • palatine - the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
    • flodden - a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513
    • nilgiri hills - hills in southern India
    • capitol hill, the hill - a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets
    • breed's hill - a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
    • san juan hill - a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War
    has: hillside - the side or slope of a hill
  2. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (synset 103797581)
    "they built small mounds to hide behind"
    is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
    subtypes:
    • barbette - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
    • barrow, burial mound, grave mound, tumulus - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
    • embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
    • snow bank, snowbank - a mound or heap of snow
    same as: mound
  3. United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) (synset 111070052)
    is an instance of: businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
    same as: j. j. hill, james jerome hill
  4. Risque English comedian (1925-1992) (synset 111069933)
    is an instance of: comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
    same as: alfred hawthorne, benny hill
  5. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands (synset 103797867)
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball
    is a part of: baseball diamond, diamond, infield - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
    same as: mound, pitcher's mound
Verb
  1. Form into a hill (synset 201664534)
    is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function

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