mountain

A1
US /ˈmuːn.tɪn/ UK /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/
noun Freq #1581

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

    My goal is to climb the tallest mountain in each state.

  2. 2
    noun

    a large number or amount or extent

    I have a mountain of paperwork to deal with at the end of each month.

  3. 3
    noun

    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.

    Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

  4. 4
    noun

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

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

  5. 5
    noun

    A difficult task or challenge.

    Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

  6. 6
    noun

    Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.

    Called on Courtenay, with whom I walked to Hampstead Heath, and got into excellent spirits, enjoying fine fresh air; then dined with him tête-a-tête on mutton broth and mackerel and drank mountain and old port moderately.

  7. 7
    noun

    A steam locomotive of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement.

    Western Pacific wisely devoted its design energies to the articulateds which produced most of its gross, left the 4-6-0's that came with the road plus a few secondhand Florida East Coast Mountains for its sparse passenger service.

  8. 8
    noun

    A woman's large breast.

Etymology

From Middle English mountayne, mountain, montaigne, from Anglo-Norman muntaine, muntaigne, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *monti (compare Welsh mynydd (“mountain”), Albanian mat (“bank, shore”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬌 (mati, “promontory”)), from *men- (“to project, stick out”). Displaced native English barrow (from Old English beorg) and down (from Old English dūn), and partially displaced non-native Old English munt, from Latin mōns (whence English mount).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a land mass that projects... mount
2 noun · a large number or amount or... sight
6 noun · wine from malaga made from... barrowbergberrypike
More alpbeaconbencresteminencefellheighthighlandhilljebelmontmound
Word family
Derived forms cat-a-mountainfire-on-the-mountainman-mountainsnow-on-the-mountaintrans-mountain
Related forms cliffhornmountaineer

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