hills
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hill/hɪl/
▶noun a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.
■ a heap or mound.
▶verb form into a heap.■ bank up (a plant) with soil.
– phrases
a hill of beans [with neg.] N. Amer. informal something of little importance or value.
over the hill informal old; past one's best.
a hill of beans [with neg.] N. Amer. informal something of little importance or value.
over the hill informal old; past one's best.
– origin OE hyll, of Gmc origin.
'hills' also found in these Oxford entries:
bohea
- Border terrier
- Charolais
- Cheviot
- Cotswold
- down
- flatland
- hilly
- jebel
- rain shadow
- range
- relief map
- valley
- zorbing
