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   mountain

   /ˈmaʊntɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill: "we set off down the mountain" Similar peakheightelevationeminenceprominencesummitpinnaclemountaintopalphornrangemassifsierracordilleraridgefellbenMunrobergjebelinselbergarchaic:mount
   • 2. a large pile or quantity of something: "a mountain of paperwork" Similar a great deala lotheappilemoundstackprofusionabundancequantitybackloglogjaminformal:lotsloadsheapspilestonsmassesoodlesscadsshedloadslewgobsswagvulgar slang:shitloadassload
   • ▪ a large surplus stock of a commodity: "a butter mountain" Similar surplussurfeitglutexcessoverabundanceoversupplyOpposite molehill

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. mountainy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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