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Noun: mountain  mawn-t(i)n
  1. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    "They planned to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain";
    - mount
     
  2. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number, amount or extent
    "a mountain of letters";
    - batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle [archaic], muckle, passel [US], peck, pile [informal], plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack [informal], tidy sum, wad, bunch [informal], scad [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: mountains

Type of: elevation, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, natural elevation

Encyclopedia: Mountain, Peter