What does Mountain mean?
Definitions for Mountain
ˈmaʊn tnMoun·tain
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Princeton's WordNet
mountain, mount(noun)
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad(noun)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
Wiktionary
mountain(Noun)
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
mountain(Noun)
A large amount.
There's still a mountain of work to do.
mountain(Noun)
A difficult task or challenge.
Webster Dictionary
Mountain(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne, LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf. montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount.]
Mountain(noun)
a range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains
Etymology: [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne, LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf. montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount.]
Mountain(noun)
a mountainlike mass; something of great bulk
Etymology: [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne, LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf. montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount.]
Mountain(adj)
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
Etymology: [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne, LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf. montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount.]
Mountain(adj)
like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great
Etymology: [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne, LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf. montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st Mount.]
Freebase
Mountain
A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth by over 10,000 feet. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystem of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains tend to be used less for agriculture and more for resource extraction and recreation, such as mountain climbing. The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Asia, whose summit is 8,849.868 m above mean sea level. The highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on Mars at 21,171 m.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mountain
mownt′ān, or -′in, n. a high hill: anything very large: a wine made from mountain grapes: the extreme party in the French Revolution (see Montagnard).—adj. of or relating to a mountain: growing or dwelling on a mountain.—ns. Mount′ain-ash, the rowan-tree, with bunches of red berries, common on mountains; Mount′ain-blue, blue carbonate of copper; Mount′ain-bram′ble, the cloudberry; Mount′ain-cat, a catamount, a wild-cat; Mount′ain-chain, a number of mountains connected together in one line; Mount′ain-cork, Mount′ain-leath′er, a very light and whitish variety of asbestos; Mount′ain-deer, the chamois; Mount′ain-dew, whisky.—adj. Mount′ained.—ns. Mountaineer′, an inhabitant of a mountain: a climber of mountains: a rustic; Mountaineer′ing, the practice of climbing mountains; Mount′ain-flax, a fibrous asbestos; Mount′ain-lime′stone (geol.), a series of limestone strata separating the Old Red Sandstone from the coal-measures; Mount′ain-līon, the cougar; Mount′ain-milk, a spongy carbonate of lime.—adj. Mount′ainous, full of mountains: large as a mountain: huge.—ns. Mount′ain-rice, an awnless rice grown without irrigation on the Himalayas, &c.; Mount′ain-sheep, the bighorn of the Rocky Mountains; Mount′ain-soap, a greasy clay-like mineral, a kind of halloysite—also Rock-soap; Mount′ain-tall′ow, a mineral substance, called also Hatchettite; Mount′ain-tea, the American evergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.—Old man of the mountain, a popular name for the chief of the 11th century Hashshāshīn (see Assassin). [O. Fr. montaine—Low L. montana, a mountain—L. montanus—mons, montis.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
mountain
An Anglo-Saxon term still in use, usually held to mean eminences above 1000 feet in height. In a fort it means the cavalier (which see).
Editors Contribution
mountain
A type of land in a specific shape.
There are so many beautiful mountains in the world.
Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020
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Etymology and Origins
Mountain
The extremists of the Democratic party in France during the Reign of Terror, so called because they occupied the elevated benches in the House of Convention.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Mountain' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2592
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Mountain' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3628
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Mountain' in Nouns Frequency: #692
Anagrams for Mountain »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mountain in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mountain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Mountain in a Sentence
We will only continue to make progress as we continue to move forward together, one day we will reach that mountain top together.
RVM:
It may be a Mountain or a Tree, a River or a Bee . . . learn to enjoy the little things in Life.-RVM
While I applaud Donald's plan as a step in the right direction. We must go further. We must get the IRS out of our lives, eliminating the tax code and a mountain of regulations will cause our economy to explode with growth. The IRS isn't the answer, it is the problem.
It takes spirit of faith for an impossibility to metamorphose into a possibility. It takes spirit of faith to acknowledge/believe in the existence/reality of the invisible i.e. God almighty. Also, it takes spirit of faith to believe undoubtedly that no mountain/obstacle is insurmountable. Likewise, it takes spirit of faith to acknowledge/believe that with God/time no goal/target/vision/aspiration/dream is unattainable/unachievable. Moreover, it takes the same spirit of faith to profess positivity even when negativity is imminent. Besides, it takes spirit of faith to live all through difficulty/hardship. Above all, whoever that bears the spirit of faith in him/her can't/won't say that he/she is done for/finished no matter his/her ordeal/predicament. In fact, spirit of faith does a lot in any life that it inhabits. So, if you lack it (spirit of faith) dare to quest/ask for it from God and do portray it outrightly when he (God) eventually endows you with it i.e. spirit of faith.
Today is your day Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.
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Translations for Mountain
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- جبلArabic
- horaCzech
- bjergDanish
- BergGerman
- βουνόGreek
- montoEsperanto
- montañaSpanish
- کوهPersian
- vuoriFinnish
- MontagneFrench
- sliabhIrish
- पर्वतHindi
- hegyHungarian
- լեռArmenian
- gunungIndonesian
- montagnaItalian
- הַרHebrew
- 山Japanese
- ಪರ್ವತKannada
- 산Korean
- montemLatin
- berg-Dutch
- fjellNorwegian
- GóraPolish
- montanhaPortuguese
- munteRomanian
- гораRussian
- BergSwedish
- மலைTamil
- పర్వతTelugu
- ภูเขาThai
- dağTurkish
- гораUkrainian
- پہاڑUrdu
- núiVietnamese
- באַרגYiddish
- 山Chinese
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