hillsides
Inclines with grass
The slopes or sides of hills.
Hillsides are often described in terms of what covers them—grass, trees, vineyards, houses: Wildflowers blanketed the hillsides in spring.
The word appears frequently in descriptions of terrain, agriculture, and development: terraced hillsides, hillside erosion, homes built into the hillside.
Angled ground surfaces
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- contoursBoundary lines of shapes
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- inclinesTilts or tends toward
gradients · elevations · undulations · knolls · escarpments · bluffs · banks · rises
Cultivation of land, livestock
- rice paddiesFlooded fields for grain
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- cultivationFostering growth through care
terraces · stepped · plantations · erosion control · soil conservation · Andean · Balinese · tea gardens
Monocot blade plants
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
bracken · gorse · shrubs · thickets · conifers · oak · pine · alpine plants
Feeding on pasture
- pasturesLand for grazing animals
- flocksAnimal groups together
- shepherdsThose who tend flocks
- sheepWoolly farm animal
cattle · livestock · farmland · bucolic · idyllic · rural · rustic · verdant
Recreational trail walking
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- climbingAscending by physical effort
paragliding · mountain biking · sledding · skiing · picnicking · photography · camping · orienteering
slopes
Angled ground surfaces
inclines · gradients · elevations · undulations · knolls · escarpments · bluffs · banks · rises · dips
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
- rice paddiesFlooded fields for grain
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
cultivation · terraces · stepped · plantations · erosion control · soil conservation · Andean · Balinese · tea gardens · olive groves
grasses
Monocot blade plants
wildflowers · bracken · gorse · shrubs · thickets · conifers · oak · pine · alpine plants · groundcover
grazing
Feeding on pasture
sheep · cattle · livestock · farmland · bucolic · idyllic · rural · rustic · verdant · homesteads
hiking
Recreational trail walking
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
climbing · paragliding · mountain biking · sledding · skiing · picnicking · photography · camping · orienteering · hang gliding
valleys
Low areas between hills
scenery · countryside · terrain · horizons · woodlands · forests · groves · glades · heathland · moorland
- Western Terrainplains, prairies, valleys, peaks, ridges
- Terraced Vineyardsterraces, vines, grapevines, steep slopes, retaining walls
- landscapesmountain, valley, landscape, scenery, vistas
- MediterraneanMediterranean Sea, olive grove, olive tree, olive, Aegean Sea
- Rural scenerymeadows, pastures, farmhouses, barns, red barns
- slopesslope, incline, slopes, inclines, grade
hillsidesflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · flat ground · prairies · level ground · plateaus
hillsidesvalley floors
Low terrain between heights
hollows · basins · depressions · lowlands · bottomlands
- rolling hillsidesGently rising, falling land
- hillside townSettlement on sloping ground
- sunny hillsides
- hillside homesDwellings on sloped land