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A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), d…

A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upw…

The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal

To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne.

An eminence, hill, or high place.

The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as…

A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.

A high hill near the shore.

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…

A declivity or slope, as of a hill.

A large mass or hill, as of ice.

A hill.

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill.

A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.

Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast…

The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.

The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.