hill
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
hills
plural
hills
Britannica Dictionary definition of HILL
1
[count]
:
a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain
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She watched the sun set behind the hills.
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The house was built at the very top of the hill.
2
[count]
:
an area of sloping ground on a road, path, etc.
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Our driveway is a long, steep hill.
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He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour.
4
the Hill
US, informal
— used to refer to the U.S. Congress
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a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill [=on Capitol Hill]
a hill of beans
chiefly US, informal
:
something that has little or no value
— used in negative statements
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These proposals don't amount to a hill of beans. = These proposals aren't worth a hill of beans. [=these proposals have no value; they are useless]
over the hill
informal
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old and no longer successful, attractive, etc.
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an athlete who's over the hill
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an over-the-hill actor
