knoll

  • 11knoll — [nəul US noul] n [: Old English; Origin: cnoll] a small round hill …

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  • 12knoll — [ noul ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a low round hill …

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  • 13knoll — (n.) O.E. cnoll hilltop, small hill, clod, ball, related to O.N. knollr hilltop; Ger. knolle clod, lump; Du. knol turnip, nol a hill …

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  • 14knoll — ► NOUN ▪ a small hill or mound. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 15knoll — knoll1 [nōl] n. [ME < OE cnoll, akin to Ger knollen, lump, clod: for IE base see KNOT1] a hillock; mound knoll2 [nōl] vi., vt., n. archaic or dial. var. of KNELL …

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  • 16Knoll —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Knol. Logo de Knoll Création 1938 …

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  • 17Knoll — NOTOC * In geography, a knoll is a small natural hill.Places*The Grassy Knoll is a small, sloping hill inside Dealey Plaza that became infamous following the John F. Kennedy assassination. * The Knoll is an estate in Hove, England: see Hangleton …

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  • 18knoll — [[t]no͟ʊl[/t]] knolls N COUNT; N IN NAMES A knoll is a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top. [LITERARY] ...a grassy knoll. ...on Nibley Knoll …

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  • 19knoll — I [[t]noʊl[/t]] n. geo a small, rounded hill or mound • Etymology: bef. 900; ME cnol, OE cnoll, c. MD, MHG knolle clod, ON knollr summit knoll′y, adj. II knoll [[t]noʊl[/t]] archaic v.t. 1) to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling 2) to… …

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  • 20knoll — mary·knoll·er; knoll; …

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