mountain
- noun1 very high hillADJECTIVE▪ big, great, high, large, tall, towering▪ 1 000 m, 3 000-foot, etc.▪ small▪ steep▪ low▪ beautiful, fine, majestic, mighty, spectacular▪ surrounding▪
The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate.
▪ distant▪ remote▪ volcanic▪ craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged▪ snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy▪ holy, sacred▪the holy mountain of the Lapp community
… OF MOUNTAINS▪ chain, range▪a chain/range of mountains
VERB + MOUNTAIN▪ ascend, climb, come up, go up, scale▪ come down, descend, go down, walk down▪ walk in▪We enjoy walking in the mountains.
▪ cross▪ overlook▪a large window overlooking the mountains
MOUNTAIN + VERB▪ rise, soar, tower▪The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m.
▪ loom▪Mountains loom in the distance.
▪ surround sth▪Towering mountains surrounded the town.
▪ overlook sthMOUNTAIN + NOUN▪ chain, range▪ area, country, environment, region, terrain▪Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country.
▪ pass, path, road, route, track, trail▪ landscape, scenery▪ view, vista▪ face, peak, ridge, side, slope, top, valley, wall▪ cave▪ glacier▪ lake, stream▪ air▪Many people come simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air.
▪ meadow, pasture▪ forest▪ town, village▪ fastness (literary), fortress, stronghold▪ cabin, hut, lodge, resort, retreat▪ man (AmE)▪ folk, people▪ climbing, walking (BrE)▪ walk (BrE)▪ climber▪ guide▪ rescue▪a mountain-rescue team
▪ bike▪ biker▪ biking▪ sickness▪ goat, gorilla, hare, lion (= puma) (AmE), etc.PREPOSITION▪ across the mountain, over the mountain, through the mountain▪a pass through the mountains
▪ down a/the mountain, up a/the mountain▪She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain.
▪ in the mountains▪This type of goat lives high up in the mountains.
PHRASES▪ the flank of a mountain, the side of a mountain, the slope of a mountain▪ the bottom of a mountain, the foot of a mountain, the top of a mountain2 large amount/number of sthADJECTIVE▪ great, massive▪ debt (esp. BrE)▪ paper (esp. BrE)▪ butter, sugar, etc. (BrE)▪They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain.
VERB + MOUNTAIN▪ generate▪ reduce (esp. BrE)▪ face▪The school was facing a mountain of debt.
PHRASES▪ a mountain of paper, a mountain of paperwork▪The investigation generated a mountain of paperwork.
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