popple
- noun
- Archaic
:
colina
- Look at that charming popple on the horizon!
Examples
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Children ran up and down the popple during their afternoon playtime.
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There is a lovely little popple behind our house.
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The sheep grazed peacefully on the grassy popple near the old stone wall.
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From the top of the popple, we could see the entire village spread out below us.
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The children played on the grassy popple behind the house, making it their secret fort.
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They climbed to the top of the popple to get a better view of the valley below.
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The picnic was held on a small popple where the flowers bloomed brightly in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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1.0
A raised area of land that is not as high as a mountain
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7.2
A small round hill covered with grass
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5.2
A small low hill with gentle sides
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9.9
A small grassy hill where people can sit or play
A small grassy hill that people climb to get a better view
A small round hill of earth in a field
A small hill with a rounded top
A hill or cliff in the countryside
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Etymology
Popple for a small hill comes from old regional and Scots words for a little round lump or 'bump', so a popple is a small rounded hill.