hummock

noun
UK /ˈhʌmək/
US /ˈhʌmək/

A hummock is a small hill or a little bump on the ground.

The kids played hide-and-seek behind the grassy hummock.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A raised mound of ice in a frozen sea or glacier.

The explorers steered their sled around a large ice hummock.

3. A clump or tuft of grass growing higher than the ground around it.

The marsh was dotted with hummocks of tall grass.

4. A small rounded lump or heap of earth or rock.

He sat on a hummock of soil to rest.