mountain

UK /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ US /ˈmaʊn.t(ə)n/

noun 6name 5

Collocations

(noun.) very high hill

ADJ

big, great, high, huge, large, lofty, massive, tall, towering | small | steep | low | beautiful, dramatic, fine, majestic, spectacular

surrounding

The surrounding mountains provided beautiful views from our hotel window.

distant | isolated, remote | inland | jagged, rocky, rugged | snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy

holy

Many pilgrims travel each year to visit the holy mountain in Tibet.

QUANT

chain, range

The Alps form a massive range of mountains that stretches across several European countries.

VERB + MOUNTAIN

ascend, climb, come/go up, scale | come/go down, descend, walk down

walk in

Last summer my family walked in the mountains for three days.

cross (over)

MOUNTAIN + VERB

rise, soar, tower

The rocky peaks tower dramatically above the small village in the distance.

fall

The steep rocky peaks fall away gradually toward the wide valley below.

surround sth

The small town was completely surrounded by high mountains on all sides.

shake

The old volcano began to shake the mountain during the early morning earthquake.

MOUNTAIN + NOUN

chain, range

area, country, environment, region

The hikers enjoyed exploring the beautiful mountain region during their summer vacation.

height

The climbers struggled to reach the mountain heights where the air was very thin.

pass, path, road, route, track | landscape, scenery | crag, face, flank, peak, ridge, side, slope, top, valley, wall | cave | lake, stream

air

The hikers breathed deeply, filling their lungs with the cool mountain air.

pasture

barrier

The Andes mountain barrier made it difficult for traders to cross between countries.

PREP

across/over/through the ~

We drove over the mountain to reach the small village on the other side.

down/up a/the ~

We climbed down the mountain as the sun was setting behind us.

in the ~s

My family spent our vacation hiking in the mountains last summer.

PHRASES

the flank/side/slope of a mountain, the foot/bottom/top of a mountain

(noun.) large amount/number of sth

ADJ

great | debt | paper

butter, food, etc.

The government is trying to reduce the food mountain that has been accumulating in warehouses.

VERB + MOUNTAIN

generate | reduce

PHRASES

a mountain of paper/paperwork

After the office move, we had a mountain of paper to sort through and recycle.

Definitions

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.

We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

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.

There's still a mountain of work to do.

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.

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.

A woman's large breast.

name

A placename:

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

mount

noun — (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

make a mountain out of a molehill

To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.

If you’re stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. You could be making it much worse.

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad

If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.

It was obvious that, if Opec was going to survive much longer, it had to be taken seriously by the world’s major oil companies. So Yamani decided, if the mountain won’t come to Muh

have a mountain to climb

To face a difficult task or challenge.

The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain

Alternative form of if the mountain won't come to Muhammad.

But for a recent work trip from his home base of Milan to the small town of Corridonia in the country’s Marche region, Zanini did something out of the ordinary: He brought along a

as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain

Alternative form of if the mountain won't come to Muhammad.

On Tuesday evening he sent a message to the office of the Stamford paper, requesting that, as the "mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain,"—or, in o

Example Bank

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Wiktionary

We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

Wiktionary

We collected plant specimens from mountain meadows above 2000 meters.

Wiktionary

We think it is very dangerous that you're climbing the mountain alone.

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Seen against the sky, the mountain looked really beautiful.

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Usage Notes

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