ˈmauntɪn n. 1 a
large natural elevation of
the earth's
surface rising abruptly
from the surrounding
level; a large or
high and steep
hill. 2 a large
heap or pile; a
huge quantity (a mountain of work). 3 a large
surplus stock of a
commodity (butter mountain). ømake a mountain
out of a
molehill see MOLEHILL. mountain
ash 1 a
tree, Sorbus aucuparia,
with delicate pinnate leaves and
scarlet berries:
also called
ROWAN. 2
any of
several Australian eucalypts. mountain
chain a
connected series of mountains. mountain
goat a
white goatlike
animal, Oreamnos americanus, of the Rocky Mountains etc. mountain
laurel a N.
American shrub,
Kalmia latifolia. mountain
lion a
puma. mountain
panther =
OUNCE(2). mountain
range a line of mountains connected by high ground. mountain
sickness a sickness caused by the rarefaction of the
air at
great heights. Mountain
Time US the
standard time of parts of Canada and the US in or
near the Rocky Mountains.
move mountains 1
achieve spectacular results. 2
make every possible effort. øømountainy adj. [ME f. OF montaigne ult. f. L (as MOUNT(2))]
