hummock

[ huhm-uhk ]

/ ˈhʌm ək /

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noun

Also hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.

a knoll or hillock.

Also hommock. a ridge in an ice field.

Origin of hummock

1545–55; humm- (akin to hump) + -ock

OTHER WORDS FROM hummock

hum·mock·y, adjective

Words nearby hummock

hummer, humming, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, humming top, hummock, hummus, humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response

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Example sentences from the Web for hummock

The greatness of other men is a hummock, over which we can still leap.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
Meanwhile Johnson or one of the adventurers kept a close watch from the hummock.
The Young Treasure Hunter|Frank V. Webster
Nest on a hummock of the tundra, near a small pool, lined with grass and down.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
Put 'em on the top of the hummock first, then we'll gradually toll 'em down below.
The Ice Queen|Ernest Ingersoll

We climbed a hummock; and there our eyes assured us that another channel of water really separated us from firm land!
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hummock

hummock

/ (ˈhʌmək) /

noun

a hillock; knoll

a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field

Also called: hammock mainly Southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh

Derived forms of hummock

hummocky, adjective

Word Origin for hummock

C16: of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock

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单词	hummock
释义	hummock [ huhm-uhk ] / ˈhʌm ək / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hummock ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region. a knoll or hillock. Also hommock. a ridge in an ice field. Origin of hummock 1545–55; humm- (akin to hump) + -ock OTHER WORDS FROM hummock hum·mock·y, adjective Words nearby hummock hummer, humming, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, humming top, hummock, hummus, humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hummock The greatness of other men is a hummock, over which we can still leap. The Sayings Of Confucius\|Confucius Meanwhile Johnson or one of the adventurers kept a close watch from the hummock. The Young Treasure Hunter\|Frank V. Webster Nest on a hummock of the tundra, near a small pool, lined with grass and down. The Bird Book\|Chester A. Reed Put 'em on the top of the hummock first, then we'll gradually toll 'em down below. The Ice Queen\|Ernest Ingersoll We climbed a hummock; and there our eyes assured us that another channel of water really separated us from firm land! McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hummock hummock / (ˈhʌmək) / noun a hillock; knoll a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field Also called: hammock mainly Southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh Derived forms of hummock hummocky, adjective Word Origin for hummock C16: of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hummock ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, knoll, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, elevation, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise, drift, precipice, headland
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hummock

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noun

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