Word Finder - mountain

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An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

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We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

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Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.

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He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.

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Of, belonging to, relating to, or found on a mountain; like a mountain in size; (of living things) growing or living on a mountain.

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some mountain ranges; the high mountain top; a scenic mountain view; the mountain lodge; the leaves of mountain cranberries; a mountain goat

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A difficult task or challenge.

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A woman's large breast.

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The twenty-first Lenormand card.

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Wine made from grapes that grow on a mountain.

The cool mountain air made her shiver.

I didn't know this mountain was so tall.

He was studying the mountain ranges intently.

The mountain before them was shaped like a cone and was so tall that its point was lost in the clouds.

Jennifer dismissed her concerns, expressing a wish that she had Cynthia's ability to capture this mountain beauty.

The rest of the mountain was thickly wooded.

Pumpkin told me they thought he chased Billy down the mountain to his death!

They passed through two more doors before exiting into a cold desert night on the side of a mountain, overlooking the activity at the elevator's entrance.

In fact, I'd confine myself to a bank vault or a guru's mountain top sanctuary.

They were everywhere, like the mountain ranges surrounding their hideout.

These elderly patrons paid their bills, didn't trash their rooms and, to a person, were breathlessly enthralled with the mountains, weather, scenery, and everything else about the beautiful mountain town of Ouray, Colorado.

It took many days of mountain sunshine and the comforting routine of the bed and breakfast to blur the trauma of the Lucky Pup shooting.

You're just afraid she'd toss you off the mountain for being so nosy—as well she should!

My little brother, Phillips, is not well, and we think the clear mountain air will benefit him.

I said, "The clouds touch the mountain softly, like beautiful flowers."

A small rock trickled down, bouncing and skipping before stopping by Dean's shoe—the slight noise was a rumble in the mountain stillness.

But then so was the scream of a mountain lion, and she had never seen one of those, either.

The window overlooked the neighboring mountain, coated in white with clouds clinging to its peak.

While the warm sun drenched them and there wasn't a cloud in sight, they'd learned from recent experience that mountain weather could blow in misery at a moment's notice and replace the sunshine with drenching, chilling rain.

Dean's lack of proficiency at mountain climbing left him to make do instead of utilizing a more effective and safer method of descent.

They now bade farewell to the kind but unseen people of the cottage, and after the man had called their attention to a high, pyramid-shaped mountain on the opposite side of the Valley, and told them how to travel in order to reach it, they again started upon their journey.

Dean was hoping to at least finish his salsa before having to stop Fred from dashing up the mountain to single-handedly solve the caper.

Everyone smiled and chatted with a level of exhilaration as sharp as the mountain air.

You really think Fitzgerald chased Billy down the mountain, huh?

On a mountain near their city, there was a narrow chasm or hole in the rocks.

Only low brush could grow in so small a space... no trees to prevent a vehicle from plunging into the forested mountain ranges below and beyond.

The windows of the compound at the peak of the mountain were protected by film to keep light from leaking out.

This rock was separate from the rest of the mountain and was in motion, turning slowly around and around as if upon a pivot.

There were bears and mountain lions, but in all the years she had lived here, she had never known of anyone being attacked.

The winter had been exceptionally clear of late snow and the high mountain passes that in many years remained closed until July had been cleared weeks earlier this spring.

Jennifer said nothing more for the remainder of the trip down the mountain until the Jeep finally rolled onto pavement and they entered the still busy town.

One member of Mountain Rescue grabbed him under the arms while another unfastened his line, but he shook off their ministrations while he tried to focus on the activity going on around him.

He can't prove you chased Billy down the mountain any better than you can prove he did.

After donning a heavy jacket against the mountain chill and continuing dampness, she kissed her husband goodbye.

If he could only be sure it wasn't Lydia who'd chased Billy Langstrom down the mountain, siren screaming, to his rolling, crushing death.

But come, my children; let us explore the mountain and discover which way we must go in order to escape from this cavern, which is getting to be almost as hot as a bake-oven.

In conclusion she asked her mother if she should like to see "very high mountain and beautiful cloudcaps."

When she opened them, they stood outside a stone façade of a compound built into the side of a mountain and surrounded by evergreen trees whose branches were heavy with snow.

Fourteen-thousandfoot Mount Sneffles and closer Whitehouse Mountain dominated the scene.

The couple changed into shorts and boots, more satisfactory attire for their mountain drive with Jennifer Radisson.

So now he's suggesting I chased Billy down the mountain until he went over the side!

No other guests were due to arrive for a few days and with the housework up to date, thanks to the temporary help of Janet, the Deans decided to try out the fresh snow on the cross country trails on Red Mountain.

In any case, she couldn't... wouldn't, let him walk her up the mountain again.

The precise positions of the mountain ridges that traverse this central area are not properly known; their elevation is everywhere considerable, and many points are known to exceed 10,000 or 12,000 ft.

The highest mountain rises to nearly 14,000 ft., but the ordinary elevations do not exceed 4000 or 5000 ft.

Vegetation ascends on the drier and less snowy mountain slopes of Tibet to above 18,00o ft.

Here one side of the mountain had a great hole in it, like the mouth of a cavern, and the stairs stopped at the near edge of the floor and commenced ascending again at the opposite edge.

Inside the archway were several doors, leading to different rooms built into the mountain, and Zeb and the Wizard lifted these wooden doors from their hinges and tossed them all on the flames.

To their disappointment there was within this mountain no regular flight of steps by means of which they could mount to the earth's surface.

Oh, she is sometimes gone for several weeks on her hunting trips, and if we were not tied we would crawl all over the mountain and fight with each other and get into a lot of mischief.