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humpback

hump·back
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhmp-bak]
    • /ˈhʌmpˌbæk/
    • /ˈhʌmpbæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhmp-bak]
    • /ˈhʌmpˌbæk/

Definitions of humpback word

  • noun humpback a back that is humped in a convex position. 1
  • noun humpback kyphosis. 1
  • noun humpback the humpback whale. 1
  • noun humpback A baleen whale that has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white flippers. It is noted for its lengthy vocalizations or “ songs. ”. 1
  • noun humpback hunch on back, curved spine 1
  • noun humpback person with hunch on back 1
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Origin of humpback

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; apparently back formation from humpbacked

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Parts of speech for Humpback

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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humpback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • humpback salmon

    a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.

  • humpback whale

    a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.

  • humpy

    full of humps.

  • hunchback

    a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.

  • mysticete

    any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, as finback and humpback whales, characterized by a symmetrical skull, paired blowholes, and rows of baleen plates for feeding on plankton.

  • pink salmon

    a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
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