EGAVE

humpback

About 0.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

crookback hunchback kyphosis humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae hump lump bulge bump bruise

Often followed by

whales whale and chub salmon is dolphins bridge dolphin

Word family

humpbacks

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