| Pronunciation: | 'humuk | ||
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| Matching Terms: | hummocking, hummocky | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a small natural hill | ||
| Synonyms: | hammock, hillock, knoll, mound | ||
| See Also: | anthill, formicary, hill, kopje, koppie, molehill | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| 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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