hills
Modest terrain bumps
Hills are natural elevations of land, smaller than mountains but rising noticeably above the surrounding terrain.
The distinction between hill and mountain is imprecise—generally hills are lower, rounder, and less steep.
Rolling hills suggest gentle countryside.
To be over the hill is to be past one's prime.
The hills are alive evokes open, elevated landscape.
Narrow elevated formations
- valleysLow areas between hills
- slopesAngled ground surfaces
- peaksHighest points attained
- knollsSmall rounded elevations
mounds · foothills · elevation · topography · contour · gradient · incline · undulating
Ascend using effort
- trekArduous overland journey
- hikeExtended walk outdoors
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- steepRising at sharp angle
altitude · ascent · trail · peak · scramble · switchback · cairn · ridge
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
backdrop · distant · scenery · overlook · viewpoint · countryside · pastoral · bucolic
Moving in waves
- gentleSoft and kind
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- wavelikeResembling ocean swells
- curvingBending in arc
flowing · rounded · soft · smooth · rippling · continuous · endless · swelling
ridges
Narrow elevated formations
knolls · mounds · foothills · elevation · topography · contour · gradient · incline · undulating · rolling
climb
Ascend using effort
steep · altitude · ascent · trail · peak · scramble · switchback · cairn · ridge · crest
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
silhouette · backdrop · distant · scenery · overlook · viewpoint · countryside · pastoral · bucolic · picturesque
undulating
Moving in waves
curving · flowing · rounded · soft · smooth · rippling · continuous · endless · swelling · billowing
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
gorse · bracken · moorland · grassy · wildflowers · grazing · sheep · terraced · vineyard · orchard
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
homestead · agriculture · pastoral · grazing · livestock · paddock · fields · hedgerows · drystone · cottage
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- mountain thingspeaks, summits, valleys, cliffs, rocks
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- landscape subjectsseascape, cityscape, pastoral, vista, panorama
hillsmountains
Tall elevated landmasses
peaks · summits · ranges · massifs · mountain ranges
hillsflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · flat ground · prairies · steppes · level ground
- over the hillPast one's peak
- Black HillsForested Dakota mountains
- run for the hillsUrgent retreat to safety
- king of the hillSupreme position holder
- Benny HillBritish slapstick television comedian
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
hill, uphill, hilly, downhill, hillside, hilltop, hillock, hillsides, anthill