HUNCHBACK
Dictionary entry overview: What does hunchback mean? • HUNCHBACK (noun)
The noun HUNCHBACK has 2 senses:
1. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
2. a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Familiarity information: HUNCHBACK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUNCHBACK (noun)
Meaning:
An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
humpback; hunchback; kyphosis
Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):
spinal curvature (an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column)
Meaning:
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
crookback; humpback; hunchback
Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):
cripple (someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back)
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