[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
see if the mountain won't come to Muhammad; make a mountain out of a molehill.