Synonyms for hammock
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ham-uh k |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæm ək |
Top 10 synonyms for hammock Other synonyms for the word hammock
Définition of hammock
Origin :- 1650s, alteration of hamaca (1550s), from Spanish hamaca, from Arawakan (Haiti) word apparently meaning "fish nets" (cf. Yukuna hamaca, Taino amaca).
- As in berth : noun harbor; bunk
- "I'm depending upon you for the bread," he said to the drowsy man in the hammock.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- And Yates, swinging drowsily in his hammock, was no less gratified.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- And that reminds me: I have a hammock somewhere among my belongings.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- "Oh, I am not complaining about that, at all," said the hammock magnanimously.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- The Little Doctor stopped the hammock with her toe and sat up.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Chip sprawled in the hammock on the east porch, out of sight.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- "If you will ride in a hammock, you ought to teach your men to shoot," was Kingozi's greeting.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- His tail was up, he was snorting loudly, and he headed straight for the hammock.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The pole and the canopy of the hammock tangled inextricably its occupant.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Kua-ko was lying in his hammock, smoking, I think—certainly not reading.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
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