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hillock

/ˈhɪl.ək/

Meanings
noun
A small hill.

Examples :

"The children ran up the grassy hillock to fly their kites. "
geography nature place

Related Words

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ran verb

/ɹæn/

To run.

"The children ran quickly to catch the bus. "

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fly noun

/flaɪ/

Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

"The fly buzzing around the classroom was annoying the students. "

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grassy adjective

/ˈɡɹɑːsi/ /ˈɡɹæsi/

Covered with grass.

"The park had a grassy area perfect for playing. "

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up noun

/ap/ /ʌp/

The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

"Up is a good way to go."

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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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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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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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."