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Dune vs Hummock - What's the difference?

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Dune is a related term of hummock.


As a proper noun dune

is an island close to.

As a noun hummock is

a small hill; a hillock; a knoll.

dune

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

    • Synonyms

    * sand dune, sand-dune

    Antonyms

    * dyke, dike

    Derived terms

    * dunesand

    Related terms

    * duned

    See also

    * thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike) * thin, German cf. dune (down)-->

    Anagrams

    * ----

    hummock

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hummock) (en noun)
  • A small hill; a hillock; a knoll.
  • A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.

    • Related terms

    * hummocked * hummocking * hummocky