Mountain

Quick meaning: Mountain is a noun meaning (countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.

Meaning

(countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
2. (uncountable, now historical) Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
3. (countable, slang) A woman's large breast.
4. (cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
5. (countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

Example Sentences

There's still a mountain of work to do.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.

Word Forms

• mountains

Synonyms for mountain

Depending on context, synonyms include barrow, berry, pike, alp, beacon, ben.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include upland, mount, highland, montane, alpine, mountainside.

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