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hammock¹ Definition

ham·mock (ham′ək)

noun

a length of netting, canvas, etc. swung from ropes at both ends and used as a bed or couch

Etymology: Sp hamaca, of Arawakan orig.

hammock² Definition

ham·mock (ham′ək)

noun

☆ South a fertile, raised area with hardwood trees

Etymology: var. of hummock

hammock Synonyms

hammock

n.

swing, swinging couch, hanging bed, bunk, sailor's bed; see also bed 1.

hammock Usage Examples

Preposition: like

  • bed: The hammock like bed is designed to mimic the feeling of support and security.. .

Converse of object

  • sling: I'd go by ship, my hammock slung over the oak chart table, the skylight just inches above my nose.
  • hang: The Gala hammock stand is the simple solution for hanging a hammock.
  • swing: A separate garden complete with swinging hammocks is used for private parties, for which the inn is an ideal venue.
  • buy: It is still reckoned to be one of the best places in Latin America to buy fine quality cotton hammocks.
  • make: The leg holes make the hammock secure, ensuring the baby cannot slip out.
  • have: Feeding bottles of milk, bathing, changing their diapers and making sure they have a clean hammock to sleep in every night.

Adjective modifier

  • Brazilian: The number of fans of the genuine Brazilian hammocks is growing steadily all over the world.
  • colored: You can see close-up photos of a dark colored hammock and a bright colored hammock below.
  • comfortable: Seaside Hammocks - is your source for the world's most comfortable hammocks.
  • large: The hammock is 100 % cotton with spreader bars at each end and is a large single hammock.
  • own: Each boy had his own hammock which was stowed during the day, leaving the decks clear of bedding.
  • other: The Leather hammock is very different from other hammocks that we have tried.

Modifies a noun

  • chair: Who knows, I might even be able to hang up my hammock chair again.
  • plot: DEMs that show this effect will result in a ' U ' shaped hammock plot.
  • seat: I saw one at his school made from silver metal with a leather sort of hammock seat, very low to the ground.
  • stand: The Gala hammock stand is the simple solution for hanging a hammock.
  • style: I folded my jumper up, around him, hammock style and let my body warm his.

Noun used with modifier

  • cotton: This is a 100 % cotton hammock with added comfort spreader bars complete with stable easy to erect powder coated steel stand.
  • garden: The garden hammock, with lovely views, exists for those who prefer to just lie back.
hammock Quotes

Welfare should be a safety-net, not a hammock.

—Anonymous

The censorious said that she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories.

—Saki pseudonym of  Hector Hugh Munro

Soy el cantor deAme¤  rica auto¤  ctono y salvaje; mi lira tiene un alma, mi canto un ideal. Mi verso no se mece colgado de un ramaje con un vaive¤  n pausado de hamaca tropical. I am the aboriginal and savage singer of America; my lyre has a soul, my song has an ideal. My poetry does not swing from the branches with the slow movement of a tropical hammock.

—Ch'in Chia   c.150