mountain

  • 41mountain — See: MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 42mountain — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …

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  • 43mountain — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montanea, from feminine of *montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont , mons Date: 13th century 1. a. a landmass that… …

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  • 44mountain — noun /ˈmaʊn.tɪn,ˈmaʊn.tɪn,ˈmaʊn.tən/ a) A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be… …

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  • 45mountain —    A generic term for an elevated area of the land surface, rising more than 300 meters above surrounding lowlands, usually with a nominal summit area relative to bounding slopes and generally with steep sides (greater than 25 percent slope) with …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 46mountain — See: make a mountain out of a molehill …

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  • 47mountain — noun 1) a range of mountains Syn: peak, height, mount, prominence, summit, pinnacle, alp; (mountains) range, sierra, cordillera, massif 2) a mountain of work Syn …

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  • 48mountain — n 1. peak, alp, pinnacle, point, spur, tor, height, Chiefly Brit. pike, mountaintop, summit; precipice, crag, butte, promontory, cliff, bluff, headland, plateau, hump; monticule, escarpment, upland, steep, mound. 2. mountains mountain range,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 49mountain — kalnas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iškili Žemės paviršiaus reljefo forma, turinti papėdę, šlaitus ir viršūnę, kurios absoliutusis aukštis >300 m, o santykinis aukštis >200 m. Lietuvoje kalnais vadinamos ir žemesnės …

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  • 50Mountain Meadows massacre — Mountain Meadows massacre Location: Mountain Meadows, Utah Territory, United States …

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