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Collocations for hill - noun

ADJ.

big, high, long
The bus sped down the long hill.
little, low, small
The village is set on a small hill.
steep | gentle | rolling, undulating ~s
The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.
conical, rounded | blue, dark, green, purple | bare, forested, grassy, open, rocky, rugged, wooded | distant, far
the distant blue hills
isolated, lonely | encircling, surrounding ~s
Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.
prominent | coastal | chalk
the chalk hills of southern England

VERB + HILL

climb (up), go up
They climbed a steep hill and came to the village.
come down | take to ~s
(literary) We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.

HILL + VERB

overlook sth, rise
a hill overlooking the wide valley below Wooded hills rise behind the town.

HILL + NOUN

climbing, walking | walker | farming | farmer | farm, fort, station
(= a small town in the hills, especially in India),
town, village
In the heat of summer the rich fled to the hill stations.
country | top
(= also
hilltop
)
start
(= starting a vehicle on a slope)

PREP.

down a/the ~
A grassy path led down the hill.
in the ~s
There are several lead mines in the hills above Grassington.
on a/the ~
The church is perched on a hill.
over a/the ~
Over the hill lies another village.
up a/the ~
A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.
~ above
the hills above the town

PHRASES

the bottom/foot of a/the hill
A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.
the top of a/the hill

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