Mountain Enjoy Large High Make Noun ˈmaʊntən ˈmaʊntn

• the mountains of andalusia
• snow-capped mountains
• the steep mountains tower all around.
• to climb a mountain

mountain

1. a very high hill, often with rocks near the top
• the mountains of Andalusia
• snow-capped mountains
• The steep mountains tower all around.
• to climb a mountain
• We spent a week walking in the mountains.
• to enjoy the mountain air/scenery
• mountain roads/streams/villages
• the world's longest mountain range
• There is a range of mountains to the west.
• high mountain passes
• a mountain rescue team
• There is still snow on the mountain tops.

Extra Examples

• We crossed the rugged mountain heights.
• We flew over the mountains of Aspen, Colorado.
• Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country.
• Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air.
• Mountains loom in the distance.
• She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain.
• The earth tremor made the mountains shake.
• The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point.
• The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau.
• The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m.
• The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate.
• This type of goat lives high up in the mountains.
• Towering mountains surrounded the town.
• We enjoy walking in the mountains.
• a large window overlooking the mountains
• a pass through the mountains
• the holy mountain of the Lapp community
• We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery.
2. a very large amount or number of something; the very large size of something/somebody
• a mountain of work
• We made mountains of sandwiches.
• Standing before us was a huge, muscled mountain of a man.

Extra Examples

• The school was facing a mountain of debt.
• The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork.
• They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that had to be stored because it was not needed).
3. to make an unimportant matter seem important
4. to make a great effort to do something
• The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.