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knoll

(noʊl)

Word forms: plural knolls

countable noun

A knoll is a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top.

[literary]

...a grassy knoll.

...on Nibley Knoll.

Synonyms: hillock, hill, swell, mound More Synonyms of knoll

knoll in British English 1

(nəʊl)

noun

a small rounded hill

Derived forms

knolly (ˈknolly)

adjective

Word origin

Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop

knoll in British English 2

(nəʊl)

noun, verb

an archaic or dialect word for knell

Derived forms

knoller (ˈknoller)

noun

knoll in American English 1

(noʊl)

noun

a hillock; mound

Word origin

ME < OE cnoll, akin to Ger knollen, lump, clod: for IE base see knot1

knoll in American English 2

(noʊl)

verb intransitive, verb transitive, noun

Dialectal, Archaic

knell

Examples of 'knoll' in a sentence
knoll

`Here lie ten thousand Valari warriors,' I said, looking about the knoll.

(noun) in the sense of hillock

Definition

a small rounded hill

a grassy knoll

Synonyms

hillock

He had spent the night huddled behind a hillock for shelter.

hill

They climbed to the top of the hill.

swell

mound

We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic.

barrow

hummock

They carried a single trunk over a tiny hummock of the island.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hill

Definition

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high than a mountain

They climbed to the top of the hill.

Synonyms

mount,

down (archaic),

fell,

height,

mound,

prominence,

elevation,

eminence,

hilltop,

tor,

knoll,

hillock,

brae (Scottish),

kopje or koppie (South Africa)

in the sense of hummock

Definition

a very small hill or a mound

They carried a single trunk over a tiny hummock of the island.

Synonyms

hillock,

mound,

hump,

knoll

in the sense of mound

Definition

a small natural hill

We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic.

Synonyms

hill,

bank,

rise,

dune,

embankment,

knoll,

hillock,

kopje or koppie (South Africa)

Nearby words of
knoll

knock-on effect
knockabout
knockout
knoll
knot
knotty
know

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knoll

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单词	knoll
释义	Trends of knoll View usage for: knoll (noʊl) Word forms: plural knolls countable noun A knoll is a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top. [literary] ...a grassy knoll. ...on Nibley Knoll. Synonyms: hillock, hill, swell, mound More Synonyms of knoll knoll in British English 1 (nəʊl) noun a small rounded hill Derived forms knolly (ˈknolly) adjective Word origin Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop knoll in British English 2 (nəʊl) noun, verb an archaic or dialect word for knell Derived forms knoller (ˈknoller) noun knoll in American English 1 (noʊl) noun a hillock; mound Word origin ME < OE cnoll, akin to Ger knollen, lump, clod: for IE base see knot1 knoll in American English 2 (noʊl) verb intransitive, verb transitive, noun Dialectal, Archaic knell Examples of 'knoll' in a sentence knoll `Here lie ten thousand Valari warriors,' I said, looking about the knoll. David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2002) (noun) in the sense of hillock Definition a small rounded hill a grassy knoll Synonyms hillock He had spent the night huddled behind a hillock for shelter. hill They climbed to the top of the hill. swell mound We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic. barrow hummock They carried a single trunk over a tiny hummock of the island. Additional synonyms in the sense of hill Definition a natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high than a mountain They climbed to the top of the hill. Synonyms mount, down (archaic), fell, height, mound, prominence, elevation, eminence, hilltop, tor, knoll, hillock, brae (Scottish), kopje or koppie (South Africa) in the sense of hummock Definition a very small hill or a mound They carried a single trunk over a tiny hummock of the island. Synonyms hillock, mound, hump, knoll in the sense of mound Definition a small natural hill We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic. Synonyms hill, bank, rise, dune, embankment, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (South Africa) Nearby words of knoll knock-on effect knockabout knockout knoll knot knotty know Synonyms of 'knoll' knoll Explore 'knoll' in the dictionary
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