Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HILL, n. [Sax. hill or hyl; L. collis; perhaps Gr. κηλη. It cannot be the G. hügel, D. heuvel, unless contracted.]

1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land : an eminence. A hill is less than a mountain, but of no definite magnitude, and is sometimes applied to a mountain. Jerusalem is seated on two hills. Rome stood on seven hills.
2. A cluster of plants, and the earth raised about them; as, a hill of maiz or potatoes. United States.