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- [ham-uh k]
- /ˈhæm ək/
- /ˈhæm.ək/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ham-uh k]
- /ˈhæm ək/
Definitions of hammock word
- noun hammock hummock (def 1). 1
- noun hammock A bed made of canvas or of rope mesh and suspended by cords at the ends, used as garden furniture or on board a ship. 1
- noun hammock hanging bed 1
- countable noun hammock A hammock is a piece of strong cloth or netting which is hung between two supports and used as a bed. 0
- noun hammock a length of canvas, net, etc, suspended at the ends and used as a bed 0
- noun hammock a length of netting, canvas, etc. swung from ropes at both ends and used as a bed or couch 0
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Origin of hammock
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish hamaca < Taino of Hispaniola
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Parts of speech for Hammock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hammock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hammock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hammock
noun hammock
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- port — located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
- quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- cot — A cot is a bed for a baby, with bars or panels round it so that the baby cannot fall out.
Top questions with hammock
- how to hang a hammock?
- how to make a hammock?
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- how to make your own hammock?
- how to tie a hammock to a tree?
- how to hang eno hammock?
- how to hang a hammock indoors?
- how to hang a hammock indoors without drilling?
- what is a hammock?
- how to stay warm in a hammock?
- how to build a hammock stand?
- how to make a hammock chair?
- what is a banana hammock?
- how to set up a hammock?
- how to tie a hammock?
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