[moun-tn] 
| 1. | a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). |
| 2. | a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size. |
| 3. | a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter ) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. |
| 5. | Also called mountain wine. British Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to mountains: mountain air. |
| 7. | living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people. |
| 8. | resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size. |
| 9. | make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill (def. 2). |
| moun·tain (moun'tən) n.
[Middle English mountaine, from Old French montaigne, muntaigne, from Vulgar Latin *montānea, from feminine of *montāneus, of a mountain, from Latin montānus, from mōns, mont-, mountain; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.] moun'tain·y adj. |
| mountain (moun'tən) Pronunciation Key
A generally massive and usually steep-sided, raised portion of the Earth's surface. Mountains can occur as single peaks or as part of a long chain. They can form through volcanic activity, by erosion, or by uplift of the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide. The Himalayas, which are the highest mountains in the world, were formed when the plate carrying the landmass of India collided with the plate carrying the landmass of China. |
mountain
see if the mountain won't come to Muhammad; make a mountain out of a molehill.