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noun
a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber
before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber
Related forms
knoll·y, adjective
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Knoll
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- Knoll decided to post his research into buying a franchise, a deal he eventually decided not to pursue.
- Knoll speculated that the pillars may have been propped up, perhaps by wooden posts.
- In a curious predator-prey role reversal, the pronghorn antelope pursued a coyote across a knoll.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
2.
to ring or toll (a bell).
noun
5.
a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.
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| knoll2 (nəʊl) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| an archaic or dialect word for knell | |
| 'knoller2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
knoll
O.E. cnoll "hilltop, small hill," related to O.N. knollr "hilltop;" Ger. knolle "clod, lump;" Du. knol "turnip," nol "a hill."
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