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What is the noun for hilly?

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hill
  1. An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
  2. A sloping road.
  3. (US) A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
  4. (US) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
  5. (baseball) The pitcher’s mound.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Above the crest of the craggy hill the pilots had landed on, a small squad of Germans appeared, shouting and motioning to the parachutes.”
      “After a few big drops and turns, they came up to a steep hill overlooking the preserve.”
      “The sun was shining mercilessly on a group of schoolchildren making their way home up the steep hill.”
hillman
  1. A native or inhabitant of hilly or mountainous country; a tribesman who lives in the mountains.
hillcraft
  1. The skills related to outdoor survival in a hilly habitat.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I was a keen sportsman of a sort, an old-experienced fisher, a fair shot with gun and rifle, and in my hillcraft I might well stand comparison with most men.”
hillstream
  1. A swiftly-flowing stream, typically one that runs down a hillside
hilltribe
hillsman
  1. A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.
hillwalking
  1. (Britain, Ireland) The pastime of walking in hilly countryside.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He enjoys hillwalking, although he has bagged only a few Munros and is looking forward to claiming many more.”
      “The funding is quite low for a country that promotes outdoor activity and hillwalking holidays, according to Mr Christie.”
      “Together with his wife, John owns a pony called Gypsy and his other interests include hillwalking and walking his dog.”
hilliness
  1. The property of being hilly or having hills.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Before you use the template, please review the definitions for the four degrees of hilliness shown below the template.”
      “She knew it was one of the two because of the grassy, hilliness of the area.”
      “Its hilliness will make it testing and horses will find the narrowness of the path they have to thread between the trees claustrophobic.”
hillspeople
  1. The members of a tribe inhabiting the hills.
  2. Synonyms:
hillwoman
  1. A woman belonging to a hilltribe.
hilltop
  1. The peak or crest of a hill.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The palace is in the centre of the acropolis which is situated at the top of Perperikon and served to protect the hilltop.”
      “The estate of Eusebi Guell was originally to become a hilltop garden city in the early twentieth century.”
      “Set on a hilltop, it is the northernmost of the the four churches in the parish.”
hilling
  1. The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Always hoe level rather than hilling soil up around the plants, which peanuts don't like at all.”
      “An alternative to this is hilling up the stem with more soil when it is 10-12 inches tall.”
      “By hilling the fields shortly after planting, an early season application can refill the soil profile.”
hillscape
hillcrest
  1. The crest of a hill
  2. Examples:
    1. “He found a small, bobbing speck beyond a far-away hillcrest.”
      “But all that sunny hillcrest seemed brightened by the marquis.”
      “Tuesday at Hillcrest Chapel at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 9101 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield.”
hillfolk
hillside
  1. The side of a hill.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He said they were up against opposition from some people who were concerned at the damage done to the hillside.”
      “Myrna and David visited a hillside azalea garden in a nearby park to walk the trails and get a feel for the different grades of slope.”
      “There are remains of an acropolis located on a hillside with magnificent views.”
hillslope
  1. A slope of a hill.
hillock
  1. A small hill.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The militants first opened fire from the top of a hillock when the jawans were in a regular patrol in the area.”
      “At the end of the passage, there is a big hillock, under which the first Qing emperor and empress are buried.”
      “A company of Kurushan archers surrounded the small hillock as their warriors ahead of them drew up their shields.”
hillstreams
  1. plural of hillstream
hillwomen
  1. plural of hillwoman
hillcrests
  1. plural of hillcrest
hillscapes
  1. plural of hillscape
hilltribes
  1. plural of hilltribe
hillslopes
  1. plural of hillslope
hillsmen
hillsides
  1. plural of hillside
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The plants were rare in the valley itself, although they were profuse on the hillsides.”
      “Villages of mud huts dot the hillsides and oases of green amid the barren wilderness provide sanctuary for its denizens.”
      “This may explain, in part, why this is occurring on many hillsides or hilltops.”
hillmen
  1. plural of hillman
hillocks
  1. plural of hillock
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Bisho high-rise buildings dot the horizon and small hillocks surround the village of Masingata, close to King William's Town.”
      “Out of this flat tropical planisphere rises a series four man-made mountain peaks, each echoed by a ripple of lesser man-made hillocks.”
      “For no less than three miles this vast upland of hillocks and brows roll on, serried knolls which appear to stretch onwards into infinity.”
hilltops
  1. plural of hilltop
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  3. Examples:
    1. “What lay outside the walls was a seemingly endless view of woodland and rolling hilltops.”
      “The May Day celebration of Beltane, involving bonfires on hilltops, has seen a revival.”
      “Less lime is generally required on bottomland, more on hillsides and the most on hilltops.”
hills
  1. plural of hill
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Journey on where flowers stay abloom until each lover has cast his kisses on longing lips-parted like hills with deep valleys.”
      “It will see a scientific centre of excellence created at the museum, which stands on the former airfield on the hills above Wroughton.”
      “Looters hit a police station in Petionville, an upscale suburb in the hills above the capital.”
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