- hum|mock|y
- hum|mock|y «HUHM uh kee», adjective.1. full of hummocks.2. like a hummock.
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hum|mock — «HUHM uhk», noun. 1. a very small, rounded hill; knoll; hillock: »The highway mounts into a group of hummocks covered with scrub and surrounded by a tangle of barbed wire (Atlantic). 2. a bump or ridge in a field of ice: »This, too, had to be… … Useful english dictionary
hum·mock — /ˈhʌmək/ noun, pl mocks [count] : a small hill … Useful english dictionary
mock — be·mock; cam·mock; crum·mock; cum·mock; dram·mock; drum·mock; lim·mock; mock·able; mock·a·do; mock·age; mock; mock·er; mock·ery; mock·ing·ly; mum·mock; sham·mock; slam·mock; slum·mock; tum·mock; ham·mock; hum·mock; mam·mock; mock·ie; … English syllables
hum — ex·hum·er; hum·ble·ness; hum·bles; hum·bly; hum·boldt·ine; hum·boldt·ite; hum·boldt s; hum·bug·gery; hum·ding·er; hum·dud·geon; hum·hum; hum·hum; hum·ism; hum·ite; hum·lie; hum·ma·ble; hum·mel·er; hum·mocky; hum·mum; hum; hum·mus; Hum·vee;… … English syllables
hummock — hum·mock … English syllables
hummock — hum•mock [[t]ˈhʌm ək[/t]] n. 1) ecl geo Also, hammock II an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region. 2) geo a knoll or hillock 3) geo a ridge in an ice field • Etymology: 1545–55; humm (akin to hump) + ock… … From formal English to slang
hummock — hum|mock [ˈhʌmək] n BrE a very small hill … Dictionary of contemporary English
hummock — hum|mock [ hʌmək ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a small area of ground that is slightly higher than the ground around it: MOUND … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hummock — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field. [1913 Webster] 3. Timbered land. See {Hammock}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hummocking — Hum mock*ing, n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice. Kane. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
