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Hump synonyms
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protuberance
The condition of being protuberant.
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  1. The condition of being protuberant.
  2. A part or thing that protrudes; projection; bulge; swelling
  3. The condition or fact of being protuberant
mound
(Baseball) The slightly raised area on which the pitcher stands when pitching
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  1. (Baseball) The slightly raised area on which the pitcher stands when pitching
  2. A natural elevation like this; small hill
  3. A natural elevation, such as a small hill.
bump
A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
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  1. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
  2. A slight swelling or lump.
  3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
swelling
The state of being swollen.
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  1. The state of being swollen.
  2. An increasing or being increased in size, volume, etc.
  3. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.
humpback
A humped upper back.
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  1. A humped upper back.
  2. A male pink salmon at the time it travels up rivers to spawn
  3. A large rorqual whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long flippers and a raised, rounded back
hunchback
Humpback
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  1. Humpback
  2. Kyphosis.
  3. An individual whose back is hunched due to abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine.
hummock
A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
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  1. A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
  2. A ridge or rise in an ice field
  3. A low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock
protrusion
A protruding or being protruded
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  1. A protruding or being protruded
  2. (Uncountable) The state of being protruded.
  3. A protruding part or thing
elevation
(Aeron.) The angular altitude of any object above the horizon
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  1. (Aeron.) The angular altitude of any object above the horizon
  2. (Geog.) Height above sea level; altitude
  3. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
convexity
A convex surface, line, etc.
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  1. A convex surface, line, etc.
  2. A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds
  3. A convex surface, body, part, or line.
knob
A handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
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  1. A handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
  2. A rounded lump or protuberance
  3. A rounded hill or mountain; knoll
knap
A knock; rap
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  1. A knock; rap
  2. A hillock
  3. The top of a hill; summit
convexedness
The state or quality of being convexed.
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  1. The state or quality of being convexed.
excrescence
An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart.
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  1. An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart.
  2. A usually unwanted or unnecessary accretion:
  3. An abnormal or disfiguring outgrowth or addition, as a bunion
prominence
Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
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  1. Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
  2. (Astronomy) A tonguelike cloud of luminous gas rising from the sun's surface, visible as part of the corona during a total solar eclipse.
  3. An eruption of tonguelike clouds of glowing ionized gas extending from the Sun's chromosphere and sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands of kilometers into space. When viewed against the solar surface instead of along the edges of its disk, prominences appear as dark, sinuous lines known as filaments . Usually associated with sunspot activity, solar prominences can influence Earth's atmosphere by interfering with electromagnetic activity. &diamf3; Active prominences erupt suddenly and usually disappear within minutes or hours. Quiescent prominences form more smoothly and can last for several months.
knurl
One of a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of a metal object, such as a thumbscrew, to aid in gripping.
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  1. One of a series of small ridges or grooves on the surface or edge of a metal object, such as a thumbscrew, to aid in gripping.
  2. Any of a series of small beads or ridges, as along the edge of a coin or on a dial
  3. A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
eminence
(Anat.) A raised area, usually on the surface of a bone
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  1. (Anat.) A raised area, usually on the surface of a bone
  2. A high or lofty place, thing, etc., as a hill
  3. A rise of ground; a hill.
boss
A raised area used as ornamentation.
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  1. A raised area used as ornamentation.
  2. A raised part or protruding ornament on a flat surface; a decorative knob, stud, etc.
  3. (Geol.) An exposed mass of intrusive igneous rock
projection
The image of a geometric figure reproduced on a line, plane, or surface.
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  1. The image of a geometric figure reproduced on a line, plane, or surface.
  2. The process of projecting an image onto a screen or other surface for viewing.
  3. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface:
swell
A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking.
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  1. A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking.
  2. A piece of rising ground; rounded hill or slope
  3. A rise in the land; a rounded elevation.
hunch
An intuitive feeling or a premonition:
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  1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition:
  2. A chunk; lump; hunk
  3. A guess or feeling not based on known facts; premonition or suspicion
barrow
A city of north-central Alaska on the Arctic Ocean near Point Barrow, the northernmost point in the state.
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  1. A city of north-central Alaska on the Arctic Ocean near Point Barrow, the northernmost point in the state.
  2. A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.
  3. A mountain; hill
gibbosity
The state or quality of being gibbous
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  1. The state or quality of being gibbous
  2. A rounded hump or protuberance.
  3. A swelling or protuberance
lump
(Medicine) A swelling or small palpable mass.
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  1. (Medicine) A swelling or small palpable mass.
  2. An irregularly shaped mass or piece.
  3. A solid mass of no special shape, esp. one small enough to be taken up in the hand; hunk
dune
A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape.
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  1. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape.
  2. A rounded hill, ridge, or mound of windblown material, usually sand
  3. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.
tumescence
A swollen part or organ.
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  1. A swollen part or organ.
  2. A swollen condition.
  3. A swelling or enlarging.
kopje
(South Afr.) A small hill; hillock
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  1. (South Afr.) A small hill; hillock
rush
To pass, come, go, come into view, act, etc. swiftly, suddenly, or hastily
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  1. To pass, come, go, come into view, act, etc. swiftly, suddenly, or hastily
  2. To move or go swiftly or impetuously; dash
  3. To do, make, or cause to move, go, or act, with unusual or excessive speed or haste; hurry
speed-up
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.
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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.
  2. To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.
bump
(Sports) A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
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  1. (Sports) A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
  2. A swelling or lump, esp. one caused by a blow
  3. A slight swelling or lump.
knob
A similar device which is turned to control operations of electronic or electrical equipment, as a radio or TV receiver
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  1. A similar device which is turned to control operations of electronic or electrical equipment, as a radio or TV receiver
  2. A handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
  3. A rounded lump or protuberance
knot
The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber.
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  1. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber.
  2. A feeling of tightness:
  3. An ornamental bow of ribbon or twist of braid; cockade; epaulet
lump
Such a cube or piece made of sugar crystals bound together with sugar syrup
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  1. Such a cube or piece made of sugar crystals bound together with sugar syrup
  2. An irregularly shaped mass or piece.
  3. A solid mass of no special shape, esp. one small enough to be taken up in the hand; hunk
nub
A small piece
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  1. A small piece
  2. A protuberance or knob.
  3. A knob or lump
protuberance
A part or thing that protrudes; projection; bulge; swelling
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  1. A part or thing that protrudes; projection; bulge; swelling
  2. Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes.
  3. The condition or fact of being protuberant
arch
To provide with an arch:
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  1. To provide with an arch:
  2. To bend backward:
  3. To span as an arch
bend
To turn or be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position
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  1. To turn or be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position
  2. To misrepresent; distort:
  3. (Nautical) To fasten:
bow
To bend down one's head or bend one's body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc.
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  1. To bend down one's head or bend one's body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc.
  2. (Dial.) To bend or stoop
  3. To bend into a curve or bow.
hunch
To assume a crouched or cramped posture:
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  1. To assume a crouched or cramped posture:
  2. To draw (one's body, etc.) up so as to form a hump; arch into a hump
  3. To bend or draw up into a hump:
scrunch
To crunch, crush, or crumple
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  1. To crunch, crush, or crumple
  2. To move with or make a crunching sound:
  3. To crumple or squeeze; hunch:
stoop
To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
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  1. To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
  2. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  3. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
Find another word for hump. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hump, like: protuberance, mound, bump, swelling, camel hump, humpback, hunchback, hummock, protrusion, elevation and convexity.

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  • The visceral hump is low and not drawn out into a spire.

  • In the Green Mountains the highest point, Mansfield, is 4364 ft.; Lincoln (4078), Killington (4241), Camel Hump (4088); and a number of other heights exceed 3000 ft.

  • This animal sometimes attains the height of 20 hands (close on 7 ft.), measuring from the hump above the shoulder.

  • A hump on the forehead probably indicates the existence of a large frontal horn.

  • Hinder part of visceral hump. Posterior extremity of the foot.

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