knolls

noun

Definition of knollsnext
plural of knoll
as in mountains
a small hill a grassy knoll

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  1. mountains
  2. knobs
  3. altitudes
  4. highlands
  5. elevations
Noun
  • This beloved Arizona watering hole, located down a dirt road in the rugged mountains of western Arizona, has become a must-visit destination for locals and tourists alike.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And for private credit investors, the challenge is sifting through mountains of unstructured private company data to capitalize on the multi-trillion dollar market opportunity.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • There are even Braille stickers for Blind and low vision people to affix to their product’s various knobs and switches.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • At one point, your guitarist just gets on the ground and starts twisting knobs on his pedalboard.
    Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Extreme altitudes, and the harsh weather conditions associated with them, present an almost insurmountable hurdle for most people, primarily because of the scarcity of oxygen, which requires significant adaptation to overcome.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Think of vertical wind shear as the difference in wind between the surface and higher altitudes.
    Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of altitudes
Noun
  • Like other premium Tequila’s it’s made from 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But, after more than a year of peace and tranquility in the North Carolina highlands, the Segens' lives have been beset by a different sort of disaster.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • But in northern and eastern portions of the state with higher elevations, this is when people can expect peak fall colors.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The heat inland and in the upper elevations will likely stay all week, according to Behringer, without relief for those areas until early next week.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of elevations
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