hummock

noun

hum·mock ˈhə-mək How to pronounce hummock (audio)

: a rounded knoll or hillock

: a ridge of ice

: hammock entry 2 sense 2

hummock verb

hummocky

ˈhə-mə-kē

adjective

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Where did hummock come from?

Hummock first appeared in English in the mid-1500s as an alteration of hammock, another word which can be used for a small hill. This hammock is not related to the hammock we use to refer to a swinging bed made of netting or canvas. That hammock comes from the Spanish hamaca, and ultimately from Taino, a language spoken by the original inhabitants of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas. The origins of the other hammock and the related hummock are still obscure, though we know they share an ancestor with Middle Low German hummel ("small height") and hump ("bump"). The latter of those is also a cousin of the English word hump, another word which can refer to a small hill or hummock.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There, in a tangle of roots, dead wood and grass on a hummock about the size of a pitcher's mound, coiled a 2-foot-long snake.

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries.

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Like a swarm of rattlesnakes trying to escape their den, the first rat launches itself off the hummock toward the safety of the Roseau cane, revealing five or six others beneath.

Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020 The SoHo townhouse is packed with hummocks of clothes and sundry stuff, much of it to be donated to charity.

Karen Heller, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019 Now the potholed muddy track meandering among the hummocks barely resembles a road.

Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019 As the permafrost thaws across Yakutia, some land sinks, transforming the terrain into an obstacle course of hummocks and craters — called thermokarst.

Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019 Beneath the sandy hummocks are riprap and cobblestones, substances that were already in the area before the project began.

Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2019 A year later, plants such as woolgrass bulrush, brome hummock sedge, giant bur-reed, marsh marigold, queen-of-the-prairie and spike gayfeather are attracting dragonflies and monarch butterflies.

Patrick M. O'connell, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2018 See More

单词	hummock
释义	hummock noun hum·mock ˈhə-mək 1 : a rounded knoll or hillock 2 : a ridge of ice 3 : hammock entry 2 sense 2 hummock verb hummocky ˈhə-mə-kē adjective Did you know? Where did hummock come from? Hummock first appeared in English in the mid-1500s as an alteration of hammock, another word which can be used for a small hill. This hammock is not related to the hammock we use to refer to a swinging bed made of netting or canvas. That hammock comes from the Spanish hamaca, and ultimately from Taino, a language spoken by the original inhabitants of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas. The origins of the other hammock and the related hummock are still obscure, though we know they share an ancestor with Middle Low German hummel ("small height") and hump ("bump"). The latter of those is also a cousin of the English word hump, another word which can refer to a small hill or hummock. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web There, in a tangle of roots, dead wood and grass on a hummock about the size of a pitcher's mound, coiled a 2-foot-long snake. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Its hummock was part of a wetland spiked with tamarack saplings and carpeted with wild cranberries. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Like a swarm of rattlesnakes trying to escape their den, the first rat launches itself off the hummock toward the safety of the Roseau cane, revealing five or six others beneath. Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020 The SoHo townhouse is packed with hummocks of clothes and sundry stuff, much of it to be donated to charity. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019 Now the potholed muddy track meandering among the hummocks barely resembles a road. Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019 As the permafrost thaws across Yakutia, some land sinks, transforming the terrain into an obstacle course of hummocks and craters — called thermokarst. Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2019 Beneath the sandy hummocks are riprap and cobblestones, substances that were already in the area before the project began. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2019 A year later, plants such as woolgrass bulrush, brome hummock sedge, giant bur-reed, marsh marigold, queen-of-the-prairie and spike gayfeather are attracting dragonflies and monarch butterflies. Patrick M. O'connell, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology alteration of hammock entry 2 First Known Use 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition hummock noun hum·mock ˈhə-mək : a rounded mound of earth : knoll hummock noun as in mountain a small hill The hummocks of grass dotting the landscape were easy to traverse. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mountain mound knoll cliff hillock peak ridge foothill upland highland knob height tableland eminence butte plateau elevation mesa prominence alp mount hump bluff table tor crag rise precipice steep altitude(s) dome sugarloaf sierra downs Antonyms & Near Antonyms valley glen hollow canyon depression dale ravine vale basin gorge fen floodplain flat dell plain bottomland bottom dingle lowland tidewater See More
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hummock

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