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mountain
[ moun-tn ]
noun
- 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).
- a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size.
- a huge amount:
a mountain of incoming mail.
- (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
- Also called moun顎僼ain wine顎. British Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine.
adjective
- of or relating to mountains:
mountain air.
- living, growing, or located in the mountains:
mountain people.
- resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size.
Mountain
1/ 藞尘补蕣苍迟瑟苍 /
noun
- the Mountainan extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
mountain
2/ 藞尘补蕣苍迟瑟苍 /
noun
- a natural upward projection of the earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill and often having a rocky summit
- ( as modifier )
mountain people
mountain scenery
- ( in combination )
a mountaintop
- a huge heap or mass
a mountain of papers
- anything of great quantity or size
- a surplus of a commodity, esp in the European Union
the butter mountain
- a mountain to climb informal.a serious or considerable difficulty or obstruction to overcome
- make a mountain out of a molehillSee molehill
mountain
- A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China.
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 尘辞耻苍顎僼补颈苍路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- 蝉耻产路尘辞耻苍顎僼补颈苍 adjective
- 耻苍顎僤别谤路尘辞耻苍顎卼补颈苍 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of mountain1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of mountain1
Origin of mountain2
Idioms and Phrases
- make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill ( def 2 ).
More idioms and phrases containing mountain
see if the mountain won't come to Muhammad ; make a mountain out of a molehill .Example Sentences
Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele.
The ashram she built in the Santa Monica mountains was as subversive as any free school or fringe arts cohort, just without the shrillness of dogma.
The mountain of litigation continues California鈥檚 leading resistance role during Trump鈥檚 first administration, which involved some 120 lawsuits over four years.
And on the fringe of the mountains, the area is home to bears, deer and rabbits.
But days later, he returned to the mountain to retrieve belongings that he left behind, including his phone.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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