Monticle

Monticle
Monticle Mon"ti*cle, n. [L. monticulus, dim. of mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. monticule. See {Mount}, n.] A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also {monticule}.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • monticle — mon|ti|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • monticle — mon·ti·cle …   English syllables

  • monticle —   n. hillock.    ♦ monticulate,    ♦ monticulous, a. hillocky …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • monticle — ˈmäntə̇kəl noun ( s) Etymology: French monticule more at monticule : a little hill …   Useful english dictionary

  • monticule — Monticle Mon ti*cle, n. [L. monticulus, dim. of mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. monticule. See {Mount}, n.] A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also {monticule}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Monticule — Mon ti*cule, n. See {Monticle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anthill — Synonyms and related words: bank, barrow, brae, butte, cock, down, drift, drumlin, dune, embankment, fell, foothills, haycock, haymow, hayrick, haystack, heap, hill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor, mound, mow,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • barrow — Synonyms and related words: anthill, arch, beehive tomb, boar, bone house, boundary stone, box grave, brae, brass, burial, burial chamber, burial mound, bust, butte, cairn, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave, column, cromlech,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • butte — Synonyms and related words: anthill, barrow, brae, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, hill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor, mound, sand dune, swell …   Moby Thesaurus

  • down — Synonyms and related words: COD, Vandyke, actively, adown, ailing, air, alkali flat, all up with, alluvial plain, anthill, backset, bad, barrow, basin, beard, beat, beaten, beaver, bedfast, bedridden, below, below par, best, bested, blow down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”