Definition of MOUNTAIN

mountain

Plural: mountains

Noun

  • A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, higher than a hill.
  • a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • 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.
  • Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
  • A difficult task or challenge.
  • Wine from Malaga made from grapes that grow on a mountain.
  • A woman's large breast.
  • The twenty-first Lenormand card.

Examples

  • Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
  • Facing a mountain of a score deficit, he knew he needed a bingo to win.
  • He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.
  • There's still a mountain of work to do.
  • We collected plant specimens from mountain meadows above 2000 meters.
  • We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

Origin / 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 Old English beorg and dūn, and partially displaced non-native Old English munt, from Latin mōns (whence English mount).

Synonyms

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mount, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, alp, barrow, beacon, ben, berg, berry, crest, eminence, fell, height, highland, hill, jebel, mont, mound, pike, pinnacle, prominence, reek, ridge, rock, spur, tor

Scrabble Score: 10

mountain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mountain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mountain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

mountain: valid Words With Friends Word