hillock

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hillock¹

  • /ˈhɪl.ək/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪlək

Where it comes from

From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.

noun hillocks

  1. A small hill. As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men.

    Similar: colline, toman

Hillock²

Where it comes from

From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.

proper noun Hillocks

  1. A surname from Middle English.

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noun small hill

Españolcerrito, collado, colina, colineta, altozano, alcor
中文小丘 xiǎoqiū
हिन्दीटीला ṭīlā, ढूह ḍhūh, भीटा bhīṭā, छोटी पहाड़ी choṭī pahāṛī
Kiswahilikilima
Portuguêscolina, outeiro
Françaismonticule, tertre, mondrain, mamelon
Italianocollinetta, monticello
Ελληνικάλοφάκι lofáki
Românăcolină, delușor, movilă, grui
Русскийвысо́тка vysótka, хо́лмик xólmik, приго́рок prigórok
עבריתגבעונת givónet

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@misc{hillock_2026,
  title = {hillock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hillock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}