The difference between Hill and Hillock
When used as nouns, hill means an elevated location smaller than a mountain, whereas hillock means a small hill.
Hill is also verb with the meaning: to form into a heap or mound.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hill and Hillock
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Hill as a noun:
An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
Examples:
"The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east."
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Hill as a noun:
A sloping road.
Examples:
"You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up."
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Hill as a noun (US):
A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
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Hill as a noun (US):
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
Examples:
"a hill of corn or potatoes"
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Hill as a noun (baseball):
The pitcher's mound.
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Hill as a verb:
To form into a heap or mound.
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Hill as a verb:
To heap or draw earth around plants.
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Hillock as a noun:
A small hill.