mountain

Definition

Examples

We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains near the city.

Word Family

Synonyms

• peakthe most extreme possible amount or value
• heightthe vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Collocations

• Easy climb a mountain
  to climb a mountain, meaning to go upward with gradual or continuous progress
• Medium mountain resort conference venue
  describing mountain resort conference venue (a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill)
• Hard faced with a mountain of regulatory paperwork
  to faced with a mountain of regulatory paperwork, meaning to deal with (something unpleasant) head on
• Very Hard make a mountain out of a molehill
  to create, produce, or cause regarding a mountain out of a molehill