hummock
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈhʌmək/
:
montículo
- As we walked through the valley, we noticed a small hummock rising gently above the surrounding landscape.
- hummocks of grass
- mossy hummocks
- small hummock
Examples
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From the top of the hummock, we could see the entire village nestled in the lowlands below.
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I left Tyrk in the hideout and walked out onto the muddy island, stepping from hummock to hummock to keep my feet dry.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was a hummock of grass between her shoulder blades.
Fiction book (1995) -
By day, I sleep behind a hummock or boulder near the road.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then he stood next to me and paused to look out at the hummock of grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
I tried to leap from hummock to hummock of swamp grass to keep from sinking into the mud, but I eventually missed.
Fiction book (1997) -
The guy said the hummocks are pretty much grazed out.
Fiction book (1998) -
They've just about grazed out the available hummock grass on the island.
Fiction book (1998) -
Randy screamed again and ran for the nearest hummock of rock.
Fiction book (2002) -
The hatch drew away to reveal a dry valley, with pale plains visible beyond a pair of hummocks.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
A raised area of land that is not as high as a mountain
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3.3
A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
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1.7
A small raised area of earth or stones
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7.2
A small round hill covered with grass
11
2.8
A small pile of earth made by a mole under the ground
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5.2
A small low hill with gentle sides
1
9.9
A small grassy hill where people can sit or play
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hummock is easy to remember if you think of the familiar word hump, meaning a small 'round bump'. A hummock is literally a little rounded hill or mound that rises above flat ground, like a grassy bump in a marsh, so this image explains the word's meaning today.