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Noun: hammock  ha-muk
  1. A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
    "They relaxed in a hammock on a lazy summer afternoon";
    - sack
     
  2. A small natural hill
    "The house was built on a hammock overlooking the marsh";
    - knoll, mound, hillock, hummock

Derived forms: hammocks

Type of: bed, hill

Encyclopedia: Hammock, Thomas