English noun: hill |
1. | hill (object) a local and well-defined elevation of the land |
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| Samples | They loved to roam the hills of West Virginia.
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| Broader (hypernym) | elevation, natural elevation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | butte, foothill, hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound, tor |
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| Instance hyponym | Areopagus, Breed's Hill, Calvary, Capitol Hill, Cheviot Hills, Cheviots, Cotswold Hills, Cotswolds, Flodden, Golgotha, Nilgiri Hills, Palatine, Pennine Chain, Pennines, San Juan Hill, Seven Hills of Rome, Sion, the Hill, Zion |
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| Part holonym | hillside |
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2. | hill (artifact) structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones |
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| Samples | They built small mounds to hide behind.
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| Synonyms | mound |
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| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | barbette, barrow, burial mound, embankment, grave mound, snow bank, snowbank, tumulus |
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3. | Hill (person) United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) |
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| Synonyms | J. J. Hill, James Jerome Hill |
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| Instance hypernym | businessman, man of affairs |
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4. | Hill (person) risque English comedian (1925-1992) |
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| Synonyms | Alfred Hawthorne, Benny Hill |
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| Instance hypernym | comedian, comic |
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5. | hill (artifact) (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
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| Synonyms | mound, pitcher's mound |
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| Broader (hypernym) | baseball equipment |
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| Part meronym | baseball diamond, diamond, infield |
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| Domain category | baseball, baseball game |
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