mountain
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən/
- The hikers reached the summit of the mountain just as the sun was setting.
- a mountain range
- top of a mountain
- mountain peak
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- I remember our first, our first mountain, Crystal Peak.
- And that's why, yeah, mountains are magical to me.
- And as he's going, he now sees mountains and a forest.
- Please live simply so that we in the mountains may simply live.
- It's like, OK, where's a mountain I haven't scaled yet?
- Places pushed up like mountains to erode and weather.
- We go to Knoxville flying the mountains in the dark.
- That's how I felt coming down those big effing mountains sliding down.
Examples
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What's the highest mountain on this island?
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Look at these beautiful giant mountains all around.
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Look at you at the top of the mountain and looking great folks.
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Wow, the difference in these mountains here is night and day.
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Snow has not yet covered the mountains that rise all around us.
Academic text (2011) -
That cave there, along the edge of the mountain.
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A lot of people can climb that mountain.
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Even in late spring, the mountains are blanketed in deep snow.
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The other is at an observatory high in the mountains of northern Chile.
Academic text (2011) -
Head for those mountains.
Synonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
Compounds
A large wild cat with light brown fur and a long tail that lives in mountains and forests
A sturdy bike with wide tires for riding on rough paths like hills and mountains
- US
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes
- Informal
A very large pile of papers such as forms that you must complete
A large park in northern Colorado with high mountains, lakes, and wild animals
A tall pine tree from western North America with blue-green needles and bark in flat grey-brown plates
- Specialized
A feeling of sickness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing in high places
A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states
- Specialized
A serious disease from germs spread by tick bites that causes fever and a rash
- Australian
A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds
A large Swiss working dog with long black, brown, and white fur that is gentle and loyal
- South African
A zebra with narrow black and white stripes that lives in southern Africa and is endangered
- Specialized
A large evergreen tree with very hard wood that grows on high mountain slopes
A wild sheep with big curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America
A small plant that lives for many years with scented leaves and small white flowers
A wild sheep with large curved horns that lives in western North American mountains
- US
A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea
- Specialized
A tall mountain plant with soft thin leaves like feathers and large yellow flowers
A small ground bird in western North America that lives in mountains and has a long feather on its head
A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America
A small bush with green summer flowers and bright red berries that grows in eastern North America
A very large Swiss working dog with a three-colour coat that pulls carts and guards farm animals
A birch tree with brownish bark that grows in western United States mountains
A low evergreen shrub that spreads on mountain slopes and makes pink flowers
A low evergreen shrub from northern places that makes small tart red berries
A medium-sized bird from western North America, larger than a California quail
A North American tree with leaves made of several small sections and clusters of bright red berries
A small tree from Europe and Asia with leaves made of many small leaflets and clusters of orange-red berries
A low evergreen shrub that spreads along the ground with white flowers in cold mountains
A small evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and small white bell-shaped flowers
A large shaggy antelope with long horns that lives in the mountains of Ethiopia
A wild orchid with white and pale purple slipper-shaped flowers that grows in shaded northern forests
A coastal tree with scented leaves, small flower clusters, olive-like fruit and hard wood
A small plant with many short stems and white flowers that grows on high rocky ground
A low plant with thin, green leaves and pink or white flowers used as a ground cover
- Australian
A medium-sized eucalyptus tree that grows in swampy mountain areas in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia
- Specialized
A large tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark used for strong wood
A tea made from the leaves of a plant with yellow flowers that people use as medicine
A low green bush from the western United States with small leaves and purple flowers
A small bushy pine from central Europe with short bright green needles in pairs
A low partly evergreen plant with small white or pink flowers used as ground cover
A long group of mountains in Bulgaria that runs from Serbia to the Black Sea
A plant with bright red flower clusters that grows in the southern United States and eastern Mexico
A large shiny black snake found in North American mountains that is harmless to people
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Etymology
Mountain comes from an old word mons that meant 'hill' or 'mount'. It is like the verb mount, which means 'to get up' or 'to climb', so a mountain is a very high place you can climb.