hammock

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noun (1)

ham·​mock ˈha-mək 

: a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas and slung by cords from supports at each end

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hammock

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noun (2)

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: hummock

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: a fertile area in the southern U.S. and especially Florida that is usually higher than its surroundings and that is characterized by hardwood vegetation and deep humus-rich soil

Examples of hammock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The hammock and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm were never really the point. —Jessica Ewing september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

While there are now a ton of hammock tents to choose from, most of them take the form of not much more than a covered hammock. —New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025

They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas. —Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Harris perched like a dancer in her hammocks, tilting toward her model’s shoulders, a beatific expression on her face. —Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Spanish hamaca, from Taino

Noun (2)

earlier hammok, hommoke, humock; akin to Middle Low German hummel small height, hump bump — more at hump

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1626, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hammock

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Kids Definition

hammock

noun

ham·​mock

ˈham-ək

: a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas and slung by cords from supports at each end