All hillock synonyms

noun hillock

• heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
• promontory — a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
• headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
• ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
• ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
• precipice — a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
• knoll — A small hill or mound.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
• rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
• drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
• 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.
• mesa — a city in SW California.
• cliff — A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
• acclivity — an upward slope, esp of the ground
• incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
• mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
• prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
• summit — a city in NE New Jersey.
• mound — a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
• butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
• hummock — Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
• hilltop — the top or summit of a hill.
• highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
• slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
• hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
• elevation — The action or fact of elevating or being elevated.
• esker — A long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.