Mountain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.
  • n. A large heap: a mountain of laundry.
  • n. A huge quantity: a mountain of trouble.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
  • n. A large amount.
  • n. A difficult task or challenge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
  • n. A range, chain, or group of such elevations.
  • n. A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk; a large quantity.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains
  • adj. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly above the surrounding or adjacent region.
  • n. Something resembling a mountain in being large; something of extraordinary magnitude; a great heap: as, a mountain of rubbish.
  • n. A wine made from grapes grown on high ground. See II., 2.
  • Of or pertaining to mountains; found on mountains; growing or living on a mountain: as, mountain air; mountain pines; mountain goats.
  • Produced from vines growing on the slopes of a mountain, a hill, or any high ground: as, mountain wine.
  • Like a mountain in size; vast; mighty.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
  • n. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    plain    valley   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mount    mountainous    vast    elevation    hill    heap    highland    sierra    jokul    chain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fountain   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hill    forest    rock    river    cliff    island    desert    land    cloud    peak