mountain

Definitions of mountain

n a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

Synonyms:: mount

Examples:: show 28 examples...; hide 28 examples...; Black Hills
mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; Mount Asama
a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet); Mount Pinatubo
a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy; Cameroon
an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast; Pico de Orizaba
an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet); Nevado de Colima
an active volcano in southwestern Mexico; Cotacachi
an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955; Cotopaxi
the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador; Demavend
an active volcano in northern Iran; El Misti
the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru; Mount Etna
an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet); Fuego
a volcano in south central Guatemala; Fujinoyama
an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages; Galeras
an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes; Guallatiri
the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959; Huainaputina
an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783; Klyuchevskaya
an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946; Krakatao
a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history; Lascar
a volcano in the Andes in Chile; Mauna Kea
an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands; Mauna Loa
an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island; Nyamuragira
an active volcano in eastern Congo; Nyiragongo
an active volcano in eastern Congo; Purace
an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950; Sangay
an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946; Tupungatito
an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959; Mount Saint Helens
an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity; Mount Vesuvius
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; alp
any high mountain; ben
a mountain or tall hill; seamount
an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor; volcano
a mountain formed by volcanic material; guyot
a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)

Type of:: elevation, natural elevation
a raised or elevated geological formation

n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Synonyms:: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

Types:: deluge, flood, inundation, torrent
an overwhelming number or amount; haymow
a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

Type of:: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

n a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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mountain

n a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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