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mountain

mountain

∞ 1.0
A very high area of land with steep sides and a top
  • noun
  • /ˈmaʊntən/
: montaña
  • The hikers reached the summit of the mountain just as the sun was setting.
  • a mountain range
  • top of a mountain
  • mountain peak

I remember our first, our first mountain, Crystal Peak.

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Examples

  • What's the highest mountain on this island?

  • Look at these beautiful giant mountains all around.

  • Look at you at the top of the mountain and looking great folks.

  • Wow, the difference in these mountains here is night and day.

  • Snow has not yet covered the mountains that rise all around us.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That cave there, along the edge of the mountain.

  • A lot of people can climb that mountain.

  • Even in late spring, the mountains are blanketed in deep snow.

  • The other is at an observatory high in the mountains of northern Chile.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Head for those mountains.

Synonyms

mount
vsmountain
223 3.4

A large hill or mountain that rises above land

is a much larger and steeper rise than that land mass
elevation
vsmountain
61 4.2

Height of a place above sea level

is a very large natural rise that is higher and steeper than a hill

Idioms

Treat a small problem as if it were very serious

Compounds

31 2.5

A large wild cat with light brown fur and a long tail that lives in mountains and forests

29 2.7

A sturdy bike with wide tires for riding on rough paths like hills and mountains

A long line of connected mountains that forms a high area

An activity of going up tall mountains using ropes and other equipment

A low route through mountains that people or vehicles use

9 6.5

A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive

The pointed top of a mountain that is the highest part

A person who goes up mountains as a sport

A large rare ape that lives in mountain forests in central Africa

6 2.7

A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes

5 5.2

A very difficult task that you must overcome

3 3.8

Time used in parts of the United States and Canada, for example Denver

A path in the mountains for walking or hiking

2 3.5

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 mountain with its top and sides covered in snow

A long line of high land with many connected peaks

1 4.8

A tall pine tree from western North America with blue-green needles and bark in flat grey-brown plates

mountain sickness
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A feeling of sickness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing in high places

mountain fever
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A disease from tick bites that causes fever and a spotted rash

A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states

1 5.5

A serious disease from germs spread by tick bites that causes fever and a rash

1 6.1

An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers

A US state in New England known for mountains and maple syrup

mountain ash
  • Australian
1 5.0

A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds

A wild sheep that lives on steep, rocky mountain slopes

A large Swiss working dog with long black, brown, and white fur that is gentle and loyal

mountain zebra
  • South African
1 6.3

A zebra with narrow black and white stripes that lives in southern Africa and is endangered

mountain hemlock
  • Specialized
1 7.7

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

1 7.0

A small plant that lives for many years with scented leaves and small white flowers

A lightweight tent with a floor and zippered flaps for use in mountains

A wild sheep with large curved horns that lives in western North American mountains

1 8.6

A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea

1 6.4

A small tree with many branches and bright red leaves in autumn

1 7.4

A small bush with bright red flowers that grows in mountains

1 9.9

A tall mountain plant with soft thin leaves like feathers and large yellow flowers

A large white mountain goat that lives on steep rocky cliffs

1 9.0

A small ground bird in western North America that lives in mountains and has a long feather on its head

1 9.9

A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America

A plant that lives many years with tall stems and white or pink flowers

Weather in mountains that is colder and changes often

A leafy plant from Asia with edible leaves used like spinach

1 9.0

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 garden plant with pink or white flowers that attract bees

1 6.6

A birch tree with brownish bark that grows in western United States mountains

1 8.1

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 small mountain plant with silky leaves and bluish-white flowers

1 9.3

A low evergreen shrub that spreads along the ground with white flowers in cold mountains

1 7.2

A tree that grows by streams on wet slopes with smooth bark and oval leaves

A climbing plant with waxy purplish-blue flowers

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

1 8.6

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

1 7.4

A low plant with thin, green leaves and pink or white flowers used as a ground cover

mountain swamp gum
  • Australian
1 9.9

A medium-sized eucalyptus tree that grows in swampy mountain areas in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

A plant with white showy flowers and poisonous milky sap

white mountain ash
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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 small bush that stays green all year with white bell-shaped flowers

A large shiny black snake found in North American mountains that is harmless to people

How High

summit
77 3.6
peak
384 2.1
mountain
∞ 1.0
hill
852 1.0
mound
41 1.7

Surface Forms

mountain singular
mountains plural

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.