A mass of rock; a hill.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill > [noun] (84) cloudc893 A mass of rock; a hill. downOE A hill; (also) a mountain. Obsolete except as passing into sense 2. hillc1000 A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less steeply above the level of the surrounding land. Formerly the general term, including… penOE A hill, a top, a height. In Cornwall, Wales, and some other parts of Britain also spec.: a promontory, a head. holmc1275 A hill. Obsolete. rare. woldc1275 A hill, down. Obsolete. clotc1325 A hill, or ? mound. Obsolete. rare. banka1393 An area of high ground, a hill. Now rare (English regional (northern) and Newfoundland in later use). knotc1400 A hill or eminence of moderate height; esp. a rocky hill or summit. Frequent in proper names of hills in the north-west of England. Cf. knob, n. 2. nipc1400 A hill, a crag. Now also (English regional): a steep ascent. rist1577 An area of rising ground; a slope, a hill. Now English regional (East Anglian) and rare. kop1835 South African. A hill. Cf. koppie, n. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — condition of being hilly (1) — foot (2) — knee (1) — shoulder (1) — breast (1) — brow (2) — side (7) — spur (3) — steep (3) — round or conical (8) — long or narrow (2) — saddle-backed (2) — whale-backed (1) — flat-topped (1) — arrangement of hills (2) — sand-hill (14) — look-out hill (3) — other (6) — specific (6) — part of range (3) — curve of range (1) — place on (1) |
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