KNOLL

knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock

(noun) a small natural hill

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

knoll (plural knolls)

A small mound or rounded hill.

Etymology 2

Noun

knoll (plural knolls)

A knell.

Verb

knoll (third-person singular simple present knolls, present participle knolling, simple past and past participle knolled)

(transitive) To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell.

(intransitive, transitive) To sound, like a bell; to knell.

Etymology 3

Named after Knoll, a furniture fabrication shop, famous for its angular range of designer furniture.

Verb

knoll (third-person singular simple present knolls, present participle knolling, simple past and past participle knolled)

To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles.

Proper noun

Knoll

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knoll is the 3,697^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,608 individuals. Knoll is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Knoll, n. Etym: [AS. cnoll; akin to G. knolle, knollen, clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. knolle ball, bunch, Sw. knöl, Dan. knold.]

Definition: A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill. On knoll or hillock rears his crest, Lonely and huge, the giant oak. Sir W. Scott.

Knoll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Knolling.] Etym: [OE. knollen, AS. cnyllan. See Knell.]

Definition: To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing. "Knolled to church." Shak. Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours. Tennyson.

Knoll, v. i.

Definition: To sound, as a bell; to knell. Shak. For a departed being's soul The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll. Byron.

Knoll, n.

Definition: The tolling of a bell; a knell. [R.] Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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