ascent vs hill

ascent

noun
  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

hill

noun
  • An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. 

  • A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them. 

  • A heap of earth surrounding a plant. 

  • A sloping road. 

  • The pitcher’s mound. 

  • The raised portion of the surface of a vinyl record. 

verb
  • To form into a heap or mound. 

  • To heap or draw earth around plants. 

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