mountain

Definition

  • noun: an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill
  • noun: a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
  • synonyms: mount, mountainous, vast

Examples

  • She thought that he was 'making a mountain out of a molehill' by complaining about the placement of the silverware.

  • The climbers finally 'made it' to the top of the mountain.

  • a 'mountain' man [=a man who lives in the mountains]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Tonight, turn your weapons to the capitol. A toast. Antonius, with our best troops crushed in the mountains and the rebels marching on us as we speak, what did we celebrate? The death of the Mockingjay, sir. (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  • (..) or you flush 'em out. If we can't attack straight on, then couldn't we use our hovercraft to strike around it? We'll use the mountains. We'll hit weak spots in the peaks. We could design the bomb targets in sequence using seismic data. (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2