humps
Dorsal fat stores
Humps is the plural of hump—rounded protuberances like those on camels or in roads: A Bactrian camel has two humps.
The road is full of humps and potholes.
As a verb, humps means carries heavily or, in slang, has sex: He humps his bag up four flights of stairs every day.
The dog humps everything in sight.
Smooth, angleless line
- arcCurved line segment
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- protrusionPart extending outward
- convexCurved outward externally
Low natural elevation
- moundHeaped earth formation
- hillockMinor land elevation
- knollSmall rounded hill
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
undulation · dune · rise · elevation · bump · contour · rolling · mogul
Single-humped camel species
- desertTo leave behind completely
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- oasisFertile desert spot
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
water storage · ship of the desert · pack animal · camelid · Arabian · saddle · trek · endurance
Column of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- postureBody position, alignment
curvature · thoracic · spinal · dorsal · protrusion · deformity · slouch · stoop
Slight collision or protrusion
- noduleRounded small lump
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
growth · inflammation · biopsy
Obstruction preventing passage
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- difficultyState of being hard
- setbackReverse in progress
challenge · impediment · stumbling block · roadblock · snag · get over · overcome · struggle
curve
Smooth, angleless line
- arcCurved line segment
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- protrusionPart extending outward
convex · rounded · swell · bow · arch · dome · lump · bump · raised · contour
hill
Low natural elevation
ridge · undulation · dune · rise · elevation · bump · contour · rolling · mogul · speedbump
dromedary
Single-humped camel species
nomad · water storage · ship of the desert · pack animal · camelid · Arabian · saddle · trek · endurance · survival
spine
Column of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
posture · curvature · thoracic · spinal · dorsal · protrusion · deformity · slouch · stoop · rounded
bump
Slight collision or protrusion
swelling · growth · inflammation · biopsy
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- difficultyState of being hard
setback · challenge · impediment · stumbling block · roadblock · snag · get over · overcome · struggle · effort
- camelidscamel, llama, alpaca, dromedary, guanaco
- ungulate anatomyhooves, hoof, antlers, withers, brisket
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- fishing spotsfishing spot, fishing hole, fishing pier, fishing dock, fishing grounds
- UK roadsmotorways, M6, M4, A1, trunk road
humpsdips
Brief lowerings or immersions
hollows · depressions · troughs · valleys · pits
humpsconcavities
Inwardly curving surfaces
indentations · recesses · dimples · dents · scoops
- over the humpBeyond the challenging middle
- hump dayMidweek slang term
- speed humpsRoad ridges slowing cars
- humpback whaleLarge singing baleen cetacean
- dry humpClothed sexual simulation
- dry humpingClothed sexual rubbing