Meaning of 'mountain'
Meaning of 'mountain' (Webster Dictionary)
- Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among
mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats;
mountain air; mountain howitzer.
- Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. - A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
- A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
- A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
- Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. - A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
- A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
- A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.
Meaning of 'mountain' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Example in sentence:
- a batch of letters;
- a deal of trouble;
- a lot of money;
- a slew of journalists;
- a wad of money;
- he made a mint on the stock market;
- it must have cost plenty;
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