hummocks

noun

Definition of hummocksnext
plural of hummock
as in mounds
a small hill The hummocks of grass dotting the landscape were easy to traverse.

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  1. mountains
  2. cliffs
  3. heights
Noun
  • For investors, this means that meaningful financial updates from companies will be accompanied by mountains of trivial environmental data.
    Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Visitors look over mountains, islands, fjords, and the sea.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Red and brown cliffs, varnished by thousands of years of high-desert weather, towered on either side of me.
    Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.
    Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of cliffs
Noun
  • Fast forward to this season and that quartet have reached new heights.
    Jay Harris, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • After the fact, the creators had a group of non-NBA players of various heights stand in the same spots as the players and filmed them shooting hundreds of shots.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of heights
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