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Meaning of 'mountain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mountain [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Mountain [ n.]
- 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)

1 . mountain [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (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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Nearby Words:

mouazzin mouchoir mouflon mought mouillation mouille mould mouldable mouldboard moulded

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