knoll

¹

[ nohl ]

noun

1. a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

knoll

²

[ nohl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
2. to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)

1. to sound, as a bell; ring.
2. to sound a knell.

noun

1. a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

knoll

¹

/ nəʊl /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for knell

knoll

²

/ nəʊl /

noun

1. a small rounded hill

Derived Forms

• ˈknoller, noun
• ˈknolly, adjective

Other Words From

• knolly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of knoll¹

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

Origin of knoll²

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell

Word History and Origins

Origin of knoll¹

Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop

Example Sentences

She loves to hike and fish just over the knoll in the Desolation Wilderness.

From ProPublica

The monument stood on a knoll just off Interstate 65, at the hub of a double ring of 13 Confederate battle flags and 13 Confederate state flags, an enduring embarrassment at the gateway of a city that sees itself as part of the New South.

From The Daily Beast

Those who don’t buy the lone-gunman theory believe someone on the grassy knoll worked as a second sniper, that the Soviets or Cubans or unions — maybe the troika working in concert, even — were behind at least some of the plot.

From Time

Sitting on that knoll of oversized wood chips, I surveyed the way the land unnaturally crested and dipped and plateaued—evidence of large swaths of earth moved here and there.

From Outside Online

But it gave us no sensational revelations, no grassy-knoll conspiracy talk.

From The Daily Beast

Context: Cher: “Loadies generally hang on the grassy knoll over there.”

From The Daily Beast

Mind-Blowing Bicycle Magic Trickster Tim Knoll is definitely the new cool kid in town.

From The Daily Beast

The ruin of the Carter house stood upon a knoll, several great elms sheltering it.

From Project Gutenberg

It occupies a commanding position on a knoll and is surrounded by a group of fine trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Ida saw only a graceful knoll, bounded, except towards the west, by a chain of more imposing eminences.

From Project Gutenberg

Rising a little knoll soon after making the third ford, I came suddenly upon the familiar stopping-place of my former journey.

From Project Gutenberg

Perched on a knoll in the hills were gay pavilions, and above them glittered a sultan's twin banners, silver and gold.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bluff
• cliff
• dune
• hilltop
• promontory
• ridge