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knoll

1 American  
[nohl] / noʊl /

noun

  1. a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

knoll 2 American  
[nohl] / noʊl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.

  2. to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)

  1. to sound, as a bell; ring.

  2. to sound a knell.

noun

  1. a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

knoll 1 British  
/ nəʊl /

noun

  1. a small rounded hill

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knoll 2 British  
/ nəʊl /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect word for knell

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Other Word Forms

  • knoller noun
  • knolly adjective

Etymology

Origin of knoll1

before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber

Origin of knoll2

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell

Example Sentences

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From home bakers to professionals, influencers to non-bakers, everyone places their cakes on the tables stretching across the grassy knoll, with Sydney's famed Harbour Bridge as the backdrop.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

During the afternoon, we sprawled out on a grassy knoll by the beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

The multicolored toilet had been left in a grassy knoll near an AMC Theatre at the mall, GPD Sgt.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Wiejkowo’s Church of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands atop a small round knoll.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022

At last they arrived at the bare knoll of the mountain with only the stars for cover.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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