![]() ![]() The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills. THESAURUS mountain a very high hill the highest mountain in Austria hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top We went for a walk in the hills. the side of a mountain The path wound up the side of the mountain. the foot of a mountain (=the bottom of a mountain ) We’ll take the car to the foot of the mountain and walk from there. phrases the top of a mountain ( also the summit of a mountain formal ) We climbed to the top of the mountain. mountain air a walk in the clear mountain air mountain rescue (=people who help people who are in difficulty on a mountain ) Mountain rescue teams were called out to search for the missing climbers. a mountain stream The water was as clear and cold as a mountain stream. a mountain pass (=a path or road between mountains ) Their journey took them through river valleys and over mountain passes. a mountain slope (=the sides of a mountain ) Snow lay on the steep mountain slopes. ![]() a mountain peak (=the top of a mountain ) Clouds hid the mountain peaks. a mountain top Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops. mountain + NOUN a mountain range/chain (=a number of mountains in a line ) The Alps are the largest mountain range in Europe. mountains soar/tower literary (=go very high into the sky ) The distant mountains soar abruptly towards the sky. mountains rise (=go high into the sky ) The mountains rise above the plains. cross the mountains We crossed the mountains between Spain and France. go/walk down a mountain She lost her way as she went down the mountain. climb a mountain (=walk and/or climb to the top of a mountain ) Hillary had climbed all the big mountains in New Zealand. verbs go/walk up a mountain ( also ascend a mountain formal ) Carrie and Albert went up the mountain, neither of them speaking as they climbed. a sacred mountain (=considered holy ) Mount Fuji is a sacred mountain. a great mountain (=a high, impressive mountain ) Here, great mountains are all around. rugged mountains (=rough and uneven ) the spectacular scenery of rugged mountains a snow-capped mountain (=with snow on the top ) beautiful views of snow-capped mountains a distant mountain (=far away ) The sun was setting over the distant mountains. 2 → a mountain of something/mountains of something 3 → food/butter etc mountain 4 → make a mountain out of a molehill 5 → (have) a mountain to climb 6 → move mountains COLLOCATIONS adjectives high These mountains are much higher than any in Europe. S3 W3 noun 1 DN SG a very high hill the highest mountain in Austria the Rocky Mountains a steep mountain road magnificent mountain ranges (=lines of mountains ) snow-capped mountain peaks (=tops of mountains ) a mountain rescue team (=a group of experienced climbers who help people to safety from a mountain ) She was the first British woman to climb the mountain.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature, Geography, Geology mountain moun‧tain / ˈmaʊntɪn $ ˈmaʊnt ən /
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