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- [hil-top]
- /ˈhɪlˌtɒp/
- /ˈhɪl.tɒp/
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- [hil-top]
- /ˈhɪlˌtɒp/
Definitions of hilltop word
- noun hilltop the top or summit of a hill. 1
- verb without object hilltop Fox Hunting. to follow the progress of a hunt on horseback but without jumping. to follow the hunt on foot or in an automobile. 1
- noun hilltop The summit of a hill. 1
- noun hilltop summit of a hill 1
- countable noun hilltop A hilltop is the top of a hill. 0
- noun hilltop the top of a hill 0
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Origin of hilltop
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English. See hill, top1
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Parts of speech for Hilltop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hilltop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hilltop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hilltop
noun hilltop
- slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- dune — a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- cliff — A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
adv hilltop
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- garden — Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
Antonyms for hilltop
noun hilltop
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- canyon — A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
Top questions with hilltop
- hilltop hoods what the seasons change?
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