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foothills

/ˈfʊt.hɪlz/

Meanings
noun
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Examples :

"We drove through the rolling foothills on our way to the tall mountains. "
geography geology environment nature area

Related Words

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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base noun

/beɪs/

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

"The house's foundation is the base upon which the entire structure is built. "

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way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

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drove noun

/dɹəʊv/ /dɹoʊv/

A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

"The farmer led a large drove of cattle to the market. "

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range noun

/ɹeɪndʒ/

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.

"The hikers walked along the entire mountain range. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

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mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

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tall noun

/tɔːl/ /tɔl/ /tɑl/

(possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.

"My brother is a tall for his age. "

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hill noun

/hɪl/

An elevated location smaller than a mountain.

"The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east."

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rolling verb

/ˈɹəʊlɪŋ/ /ˈɹoʊlɪŋ/

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

"To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel."