English Explanatory Dictionary

humpback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
  2. A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
  3. A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
  4. A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
  5. A humpback whale.
  6. A humpback salmon.
verb
  1. To hunt humpback whales.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌmpbæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-humpback.wav

Word forms

humpback humpbacks hump-back humpbacking humpbacked

Etymology

From hump + back.

Synonyms

crookback hunchback

Related words

humpbacked kyphosis

Derived words

humpback anglerfish humpback bridge humpback dolphin humpback salmon humpback whale

Translations

Azerbaijani: donqar Bulgarian: гърбица Chinese Mandarin: 駝背 /驼背 Finnish: kyttyrä French: bosse Georgian: კუზი German: Buckel Hungarian: púp Japanese: 傴僂 Korean: 곱사 Korean: 곱사등 Macedonian: гр́пка Māori: tuarā hake Polish: garb Portuguese: corcunda Russian: горб Swedish: puckelrygg Telugu: కుబ్జము
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