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| acropolis |
a fortified hill of an ancient Greek city. [1/2 definitions] |
| angulation |
in skiing, a body position in which the knees and upper body lean into the hill while weight is placed on the downhill ski. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bethlehem |
a hill town north of Jerusalem in Israeli-occupied Jordan, traditionally considered the birthplace of Jesus Christ. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shoreline with a steep face. [1/3 definitions] |
| butte |
a steep hill or mountain, usu. with a flat top, that stands alone on flat land. (See mesa.) |
| capitol |
(cap.) the ancient temple of Jupiter in Rome, or the hill on which it stands. [1/3 definitions] |
| coast |
to slide down a hill, as on a sled. [1/7 definitions] |
| downhill |
down a hill. [2/5 definitions] |
| drumlin |
an oval or elongated hill formed from glacial debris. |
| dune |
a mound or hill of sand built up by the action of wind. |
| eminence |
an elevated place or part; hill. [1/3 definitions] |
| fall line |
the natural line of direct descent down a hill, as in skiing. [1/2 definitions] |
| foothill |
a low hill at the foot of a mountain or range of mountains. |
| gazebo |
a small roofed structure, usu. round or polygonal and without sides, built in a garden, on a hill, or the like for relaxing or picnicking. |
| height |
(often pl.) a high place from which one can overlook, as on a hill or mountain. [1/5 definitions] |
| hillock |
a relatively small hill or mound. |
| hillside |
the sloping part of a hill. |
| hilltop |
the highest part of a hill; summit. |
| knob |
a rounded hill, esp. one that stands alone. [1/3 definitions] |
| lug1 |
of an engine, to move under a strain, as in too high a gear up a hill. [1/2 definitions] |
| morro |
a rounded hill, hillock, or point of land. |
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