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View usage for: (hʌmək) Word forms: plural hummockscountable nounA hummock is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill. Synonyms: hillock, mound, hump, knoll More Synonyms of hummock hummock in British English (ˈhʌmək) noun2. a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field 3. Also called: hammock mainly Southern US a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh Derived forms hummocky (ˈhummocky) adjective Word origin C16: of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammockhummock in American English (ˈhʌmək) noun1. a low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock 2. a ridge or rise in an ice field 3. US a tract of fertile, heavily wooded land, higher than a surrounding marshy area Derived forms hummocky (ˈhummocky) US adjective Word origin orig. naut. < ? Examples of 'hummock' in a sentencehummock Definition a very small hill or a mound They carried a single trunk over a tiny hummock of the island. Additional synonymsDefinition a rounded deformity of the back The path goes over a large hump by a tree. Synonyms lump, bump, projection, bulge, mound, hunch, knob, protuberance, protrusion, swellingDefinition a small rounded hill a grassy knoll Synonyms hillock, hill, swell, mound, barrow, hummockDefinition a small natural hill We sat on a grassy mound and had our picnic. Synonyms hill, bank, rise, dune, embankment, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (South Africa) - humiliating
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