hilltop

[ hil-top ]

/ ˈhɪlˌtɒp /

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noun

the top or summit of a hill.

verb (used without object), hill·topped, hill·top·ping.

Fox Hunting.

to follow the progress of a hunt on horseback but without jumping.
to follow the hunt on foot or in an automobile.

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Origin of hilltop

1375–1425; late Middle English. See hill, top¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hilltop

hilltopper, noun

Words nearby hilltop

Hills Hoist , hillside, hillsite, Hill's sign, hill station, hilltop, hilly, Hillyer, Hilo, hilt, Hilton

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But Hilltop was running out of money to pay Young for the no-show job.
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Striving in every frame for scientific legitimacy, Gilbert opens the film standing on a hilltop addressing the audience.
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The ground dropped slowly away, then faster; and as we swung about I saw the hilltop beneath us.
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All were lifted upon the hilltop, all wore the color of sunset and the color of dawn.
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After its destruction, the citizens built walls around their new town, they also built the castle on the hilltop.
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Down by our camp it had been excessively warm, but here on the hilltop a cold wind was blowing that made us shiver.
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He took the incident as a good omen and went again to the hilltop.
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verb (used without object), hill·topped, hill·top·ping.

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