Knoll [noun]
Definition of Knoll:
small hill
Synonyms of Knoll:
● Ridge
● Dune
● Bluff
● Cliff
● Slope
● Incline
● Hillock
● Mount
● Rise
● Drift
● Headland
● Summit
● Heap
● Mound
● Ascent
● Mesa
● Hilltop
● Hummock
● Butte
● Highland
● Esker
Sentence/Example of Knoll:
Sitting 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.
The ruin of the Carter house stood upon a knoll, several great elms sheltering it.
It occupies a commanding position on a knoll and is surrounded by a group of fine trees.
Ida saw only a graceful knoll, bounded, except towards the west, by a chain of more imposing eminences.
Rising 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.
At my summer home, the very coolest and pleasantest spot to be found on a hot day is a grassy knoll, shaded by a great tree.
As he was advancing towards the plantation, Grace Morgan came out of a bushy knoll and confronted him.
A few carbine and musket shots, from the knoll and house, soon brought them to a halt, and sent them to the right-about.
Occupy the house with half-a-dozen muskets, and that knoll with as many more, and not a man of them can come on the peninsula.