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mountain definition

moun·tain (mo̵unt′'n)

noun

  1. a natural raised part of the earth's surface, usually rising more or less abruptly, and larger than a hill
  2. a chain or group of such elevations
  3. a large pile, heap, or mound
  4. a very large amount

Etymology: ME montaine < OFr montaigne < VL *montanea, for L montana < montanus, mountainous < mons: see mount

adjective

  1. of a mountain or mountains
  2. situated, living, or used in the mountains
mountain Idioms

the Mountain

Etymology: transl. of Fr la Montagne

the extreme revolutionary party of Danton and Robespierre, which occupied the highest seats in the French National Assembly in 1793

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mountain Synonyms

mountain

modif.

towering, weighty, steep, isolated, lofty, elevated, plateau, broken, ski-country, snow-capped, above the timber line, above the snow line; see also mountainous.

Antonyms level*, flat*, hollow.


mountain

n.

  1. A lofty land mass

    mount, elevation, peak, sierra, butte, hill, alp, range, ridge, pike, bluff, headland, land mass, knap, steeps, palisade, volcano, crater, lava cap, lava plug, tableland, mesa, plateau, height, crag, tor, precipice, cliff, massif, earth mass.

    Antonyms valley*, ravine*, flatland. *

    Famous chains of mountains include: Alps, Himalayas, Caucasus, Urals, Pyrenees, Ruwenzori, Andes, Rockies, Canadian Rockies, Appalachians, Great Smoky, Blue Ridge, Ozarks, Cascades, Adirondacks, White Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Madre, Tetons, Cordillera, Apennine, Sentinel Range, Grampian Mountains.

  2. Famous mountain peaks include: Mont Blanc, Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, the Matterhorn, Olympus, Pike's Peak, Mt. Whitney, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Washington, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Rushmore, Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Rainier, the Jungfrau, Wetterhorn, Dent du Midi, the Grand Teton, Mt. McKinley, Mt. St. Elias, Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Krakatoa, Pelee, Citlaltepetl, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl, Mt. Cook, Mt. Everest, Annapurna, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nanga Parbat, Lhotse, Nupseg, K2, Godwin Austen, Mt. Ushba, Mount of Olives, Mt. Sinai, Fujiyama, Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro.

  3. A pile

    mass, mound, glob*; see heap.


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mountain Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • climb: Everest climbers do not climb the mountain for the sake of the view.

Converse of subject

  • surround: It is a colorful town surrounded by beautiful mountains.

Adjective modifier

  • snow-capped: The venue was a delight, wooden cabins in a pine forest with a nearby lake and towering snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Modifies a noun

  • biking: MTB Britain Your guide to mountain biking in the UK.

Noun used with modifier

  • cairngorm: Granite: An igneous rock forming much of the Cairngorm mountains and other hills in Scotland.

Preposition: of

  • paperwork: She also manages much of the administrative side of running the station, including the ever-growing mountain of paperwork!
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mountain quotes

Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting, For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather!

-Allingham,William

Oxus, forgetting the bright speed he had In his high mountain cradle in Pamere, A foiled circuitous wandererötill at last The longed-for dash of waves is heard, and wide His luminous home of waters opens, bright And tranquil, from whose floor the new-bathed stars Emerge, and shine upon the Aral Sea.

-Arnold, Matthew

Hisexpressionmayoftenbe called bald†but it isbaldas 34 the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.

-Arnold, Matthew

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