Word: Hillside

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/

Definitions

• Noun: The side or slope of a hill or mountain; the land that rises from the base to the summit. For example: “The sheep were grazing on the lush green hillside.”

Example Sentences

• “They built their house on a peaceful hillside overlooking the valley.”
• “We decided to have a picnic on the sunny hillside surrounded by wildflowers.”

Phrases

• “On the hillside” - Referring to something located on the sloping part of a hill or mountain.
• “Climbing up/down the hillside” - Describing the action of ascending or descending the slope of a hill.

Synonyms

• Slope
• Hillslope
• Mountainside
• Escarpment
• Bank (in some contexts)
• Ridge (if referring to the side of a smaller hill)

Note: ‘Hillside’ does not commonly function as a verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, pronoun, numeral, or interjection, so no examples are provided for those parts of speech.