mountain
noun
moun·tain
ˈmau̇n-tᵊn 
often attributive
1
a
: a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
The sun set behind the mountains.
b
: an elongated ridge
2
a
: a great mass
a mountain of a man—
E. K. Brown
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b
: a vast number or quantity
a mountain of mail
a mountain of debt
Examples of mountain in a Sentence
She watched the sun set behind the mountains.
a cabin in the mountains
They both like mountain climbing.
We've received a mountain of mail.
Recent Examples on the Web
The scenes were emblematic of the crisis gripping the small, Oregon mountain town of Grants Pass, where a fierce fight over park space has become a battleground for a much larger, national debate on homelessness that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
President Biden has approved California’s request for a major disaster declaration to support recovery efforts from a string of February storms that drenched much of the state with historic rainfall and mountain snow and resulted in numerous deaths, officials announced Sunday.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Like mountain peoples from Chechnya to the Ozarks, the Wa like to do things their own way.
—Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
Maybe next year, mountain retreat and lakeside cabin.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2024
These include planks, crunches, reverse crunches, sit-ups, hanging knee raises, mountain climbers, scissor kicks, leg raises and bicycle kicks.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Current city New Paltz, NY — a college town full of hippies nestled at the base of a mountain range, 70 miles north of Manhattan.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
At one point, Combs stood in front of what looked like a mountain of the cases.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Read Next Scaly desert creature — isolated by mountains in China — is a new species.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
President Biden has approved California’s request for a major disaster declaration to support recovery efforts from a string of February storms that drenched much of the state with historic rainfall and mountain snow and resulted in numerous deaths, officials announced Sunday.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Like mountain peoples from Chechnya to the Ozarks, the Wa like to do things their own way.
—Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
Maybe next year, mountain retreat and lakeside cabin.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2024
These include planks, crunches, reverse crunches, sit-ups, hanging knee raises, mountain climbers, scissor kicks, leg raises and bicycle kicks.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Current city New Paltz, NY — a college town full of hippies nestled at the base of a mountain range, 70 miles north of Manhattan.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
At one point, Combs stood in front of what looked like a mountain of the cases.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Read Next Scaly desert creature — isolated by mountains in China — is a new species.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Mountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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mountain
noun
moun·tain
ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn
1
: an elevation higher than a hill
2
: a great mass or huge number
a mountain of mail
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