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knoll

 
Dictionary: knoll1   (nōl) pronunciation
n.
A small rounded hill or mound; a hillock.

[Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll.]


knoll2 (nōl) pronunciation Archaic.

v., knolled, knoll·ing, knolls.

v.intr.
To ring mournfully; knell.

v.tr.
To ring or sound (a bell, for example) mournfully; knell.

n.
A knell.

[Middle English knollen, probably alteration of knellen, to knell. See knell.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A small hill.

pronunciation They pulled their sleds up the knoll.

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

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


Wikipedia: Knoll
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A Knoll or Knowe in Kilmaurs, Easy Ayrshire, Scotland.

Places

People

Companies

Furniture
  • Knoll (company), a United States company that produces office furniture systems.
  • Parker Knoll is a historic company producing upmarket soft furnishings in the United Kingdom.
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Translations: Knoll
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lille høj, bakke, bakketop

2.
v. intr. - ringe, klemte
v. tr. - ringe, klemte
n. - ringen, klemten

Nederlands (Dutch)
heuveltje, klokgelui, doodsklok, onheilsteken, oproepen d.m.v. klokgelui, (de doodsklok) luiden, onheilspellend/ somber klinken, (einde van iets) aankondigen

Français (French)
1.
n. - tertre, butte

2.
v. intr. - sonner
v. tr. - sonner
n. - son de cloche (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Hügel

2.
v. - ausläuten, läuten, die Stunden schlagen
n. - Geläute

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

Italiano (Italian)
altura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - outeiro (m), colina (f)

Русский (Russian)
холмик, погребальный звон, звонить в колокол

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - loma, montículo

2.
v. intr. - tañir, doblar
v. tr. - tañir, doblar
n. - tañido de campana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rund kulle

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小山, 圆丘

2. 敲响, 敲钟, 钟声, 丧钟声

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小山, 圓丘

2.
v. intr. - 敲響
v. tr. - 敲鍾
n. - 鐘聲, 喪鐘聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 작은 산, 둥근 언덕

2.
v. intr. - 죽음을 예고하다
v. tr. - 소집하다, 흉사를 알리다
n. - 구슬픈 소리 , 예시

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小山, 円丘, 小海丘

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هضبه صغيرة مدورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תל, כיפה, גבעונת‬
v. intr. - ‮צילצל בפעמון כדי להודיע על פטירה‬
v. tr. - ‮הודיע על פטירה או לוויה באמצעות צילצול בפעמון‬
n. - ‮צילצול טקסי של פעמון‬


 
 

 

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