Meaning of HUMMOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'humuk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small natural hill |
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| | Synonyms: | | hammock, hillock, knoll, mound |
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| | See Also: | | anthill, formicary, hill, kopje, koppie, molehill | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hum"mock\, n. [Prob. a dim. of hump. See {Hump}.]
1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great
extent, above a level surface.
2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.
3. Timbered land. See {Hammock}. [Southern U.S.]
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| | Related Terms: | | anthill, barrow, brae, butte, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, hill, hillock, knob, knoll, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor, mound, sand dune, swell |
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