knoll
1a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.
Origin of knoll
1Other words from knoll
- knolly, adjective
Words Nearby knoll
Other definitions for knoll (2 of 2)
to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
to ring or toll (a bell).
to sound, as a bell; ring.
to sound a knell.
a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.
Origin of knoll
2Other words from knoll
- knoller, noun
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How to use knoll in a sentence
She loves to hike and fish just over the knoll in the Desolation Wilderness.
California’s Forever Fire | by Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, photography by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times Magazine | January 3, 2022 | ProPublicaThe monument stood on a knoll just off Interstate 65, at the hub of a double ring of 13 Confederate battle flags and 13 Confederate state flags, an enduring embarrassment at the gateway of a city that sees itself as part of the New South.
The Hideous People Behind a ‘Heinously Ugly’ Confederate Statue | Mark Potok | December 19, 2021 | The Daily BeastThose who don’t buy the lone-gunman theory believe someone on the grassy knoll worked as a second sniper, that the Soviets or Cubans or unions — maybe the troika working in concert, even — were behind at least some of the plot.
Why a 9/11 Commission-Style Panel Isn’t Winning Backers — Yet | Philip Elliott | April 20, 2021 | TimeSitting on that knoll of oversized wood chips, I surveyed the way the land unnaturally crested and dipped and plateaued—evidence of large swaths of earth moved here and there.
But it gave us no sensational revelations, no grassy-knoll conspiracy talk.
Context: Cher: “Loadies generally hang on the grassy knoll over there.”
‘Clueless’ Glossary: Buggin’, Cake Boy, & More ’90s Slang From the Film | Anna Klassen | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMind-Blowing Bicycle Magic Trickster Tim knoll is definitely the new cool kid in town.
Beyoncé, Jimmy Fallon, Will and Jaden Smith, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | June 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ruin of the Carter house stood upon a knoll, several great elms sheltering it.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseIt occupies a commanding position on a knoll and is surrounded by a group of fine trees.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIda saw only a graceful knoll, bounded, except towards the west, by a chain of more imposing eminences.
Alone | Marion HarlandRising a little knoll soon after making the third ford, I came suddenly upon the familiar stopping-place of my former journey.
Perched on a knoll in the hills were gay pavilions, and above them glittered a sultan's twin banners, silver and gold.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for knoll (1 of 2)
/ (nəʊl) /
a small rounded hill
Origin of knoll
1Derived forms of knoll
- knolly, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for knoll (2 of 2)
/ (nəʊl) /
an archaic or dialect word for knell
Derived forms of knoll
- knoller, noun
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