Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson

mountain


Definition: Meaning of, mountain in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmaʊntɪn /

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mountain mountains
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  1. a very high hill
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  2. a mountain of something/mountains of something a very large pile or amount of something
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  3. food/butter etc mountain a very large amount of food, butter etc that has been produced but is not needed or used [↪  lake]
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  4. make a mountain out of a molehill to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not
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  5. (have) a mountain to climb British English used to say that someone has a lot of work to do to achieve their aim, especially when you believe it will be difficult
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mountain used in phrases

  • Allegheny mountain spurge (noun)
    1. low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
  • American mountain ash (noun)
    1. a variety of mountain ash
  • Balkan Mountain Range (noun)
    1. the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
  • Bernese mountain dog (noun)
    1. large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
  • Blue Mountain tea (noun)
    1. goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
  • Brewer's mountain heather (noun)
    1. semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
  • European mountain ash (noun)
    1. eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
  • Greater Swiss Mountain dog (noun)
    1. the largest of the four Swiss breeds
  • Green Mountain State (noun)
    1. a state in New England
  • Kennesaw Mountain (noun)
    1. 1864 battle of the American Civil War ; Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
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