Hummock
noun
A small hill or mound.
The landscape was filled with small hummocks covered in green grass.
noun
A ridge or mound of ice in an ice field.
The explorer had to navigate around large hummocks of ice on their polar expedition.
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noun
A small hill or mound.
The landscape was filled with small hummocks covered in green grass.
noun
A ridge or mound of ice in an ice field.
The explorer had to navigate around large hummocks of ice on their polar expedition.
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Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
Often found in clusters, hummocks create uneven, rolling landscapes.
The field beyond the village was dotted with grassy hummocks.
Pro Tip 2/3Small in Size
A hummock is smaller than a hill; think of it as a mini-hill.
The children played king of the hill on the grassy hummock.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Man-Made
Unlike a mound, hummocks are usually formed by natural processes.
Rabbits burrowed in the hummocks scattered across the meadow.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
Often found in clusters, hummocks create uneven, rolling landscapes.
The field beyond the village was dotted with grassy hummocks.
Pro Tip 2/3Small in Size
A hummock is smaller than a hill; think of it as a mini-hill.
The children played king of the hill on the grassy hummock.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Man-Made
Unlike a mound, hummocks are usually formed by natural processes.
Rabbits burrowed in the hummocks scattered across the meadow.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
Often found in clusters, hummocks create uneven, rolling landscapes.
The field beyond the village was dotted with grassy hummocks.
Pro Tip 2/3Small in Size
A hummock is smaller than a hill; think of it as a mini-hill.
The children played king of the hill on the grassy hummock.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Man-Made
Unlike a mound, hummocks are usually formed by natural processes.
Rabbits burrowed in the hummocks scattered across the meadow.
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although in this case I think all he's really doing or she is keeping the swallows away so there's a belief apparently that if a hummock or flies over your house or perhaps it's lands on your house depending upon where you hear the story it will mean that your house is going to be struck by lightning given that there's a storm rapidly approaching
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Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
although in this case I think all he's really doing or she is keeping the swallows away so there's a belief apparently that if a hummock or flies over your house or perhaps it's lands on your house depending upon where you hear the story it will mean that your house is going to be struck by lightning given that there's a storm rapidly approaching
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.
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