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hillock

 
Dictionary: hill·ock   (hĭl'ək) pronunciation
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.]

hillocky hill'ock·y adj.

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(hĭl'ək)
n.

A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, a tissue, or other structure.

A small prominence or elevation.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small natural hill
  Synonyms: knoll, mound, hummock, hammock


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tue, lille bakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
heuveltje

Français (French)
n. - petite colline

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hügel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) λοφίσκος, υψωματάκι

Italiano (Italian)
altura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - morrinho (m) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
холмик

Español (Spanish)
n. - altozano, montecillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liten kulle, hög

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小丘, 土堆, 小高处

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小丘, 土堆, 小高處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 낮은 산, 토총

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小さな丘, 小山

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رابيه, اكمه, تل صغير أو هضبه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תלולית, גבעונת‬


 
 

 

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