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

  1. 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."

  2. Hill as a noun:

    A sloping road.

    Examples:

    "You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up."

  3. Hill as a noun (US):

    A heap of earth surrounding a plant.

  4. 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"

  5. Hill as a noun (baseball):

    The pitcher's mound.

  1. Hill as a verb:

    To form into a heap or mound.

  2. Hill as a verb:

    To heap or draw earth around plants.

  1. Hillock as a noun:

    A small hill.

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