hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /

NOUN

hill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bluff cliff dune highland hilltop ridge slope

STRONG

acclivity ascent butte climb down drift elevation eminence esker fell gradient headland heap height hillock hummock inclination incline knoll mesa mound mount precipice prominence promontory protuberance range rise shock stack summit talus tor upland

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

STRONG

bottom decline depression nadir

WEAK

canyon ditch gully

NOUN

side

Synonyms

STRONGEST

border bottom face front hand part rear sector surface top view

STRONG

aspect attitude boundary direction disposition division elevation facet flank haunch jamb lee limit loin margin perimeter periphery posture quarter rim stance stand verge wing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

back inside interior middle rear whole

STRONG

center

WEAK

extremity

Example Sentences

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Perched on a hillside, the town's Arab identity, both Muslim and Christian, is clear to see.

From Barron's

The last part of our journey is a climb up a stony hillside.

From BBC

The reds are like the red poppies that wrap around hillsides.

From Los Angeles Times

Medics and displaced people rushed to the hillside to peer beneath as ambulances raced to the scene with their sirens blaring.

From BBC

Several hillsides along Badwater Road still have good blooms, but many areas of the park are now past peak, she said.

From Los Angeles Times