Mountain (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2,000 feet (610 meters).
  2. a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size.
  3. a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail.
  4. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
  5. a sweet Malaga wine.
adjective
  1. of or relating to mountains: mountain air.
  2. living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people.
  3. resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.
Idioms
  1. molehill (def. 2).
noun
    • a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
    • (as modifier)
    • (in combination)
  2. a huge heap or mass
  3. anything of great quantity or size
  4. a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union
  5. a serious or considerable difficulty or obstruction to overcome
  6. make a mountain out of a molehill See molehill (def. 2)
noun
  1. an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
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