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1. A local and well-defined elevation of the land
   "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
    
2. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
   "they built small hills to hide behind";
   - mound
    
3. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
   - mound, pitcher's mound

1. Form into a hill

1. Risqué English comedian (1925-1992)
   - Benny Hill, Alfred Hawthorne
    
2. United States railway tycoon (1838-1916)
   - James J. Hill, J. J. Hill, James Jerome Hill

Derived forms: hilling, hills, Hills, hilled

Type of: baseball equipment, businessman, comedian, comic, construction, elevation, forge, form, funnyman, man of affairs, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], natural elevation, shape, structure, work

Part of: baseball diamond, diamond, infield

Encyclopedia: Hill, Martha