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- pronunciation:
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| definition 1: |
a land mass with great height and steep sides that is higher than a hill.
The Rocky Mountains are in the United States.
- synonyms:
- peak
- similar words:
- butte, volcano
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| definition 2: |
a big pile or large amount.
He looked at the mountain of bills and sighed.- synonyms:
- heap, pile, stack
- similar words:
- flood, load, mass, ocean, ton, world
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| related words: |
abundance, climb, heap, height, lot, pile |
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area between mountains |
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valley |
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groups of mountains |
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mountain range, range, sierra |
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measurements of mountains |
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altitude, elevation |
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natural events involving mountains |
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avalanche, erosion, landslide |
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person associated with mountains |
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mountaineer |
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similar to mountains |
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hill, volcano |
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some activities related to mountains |
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ascend, clamber, climb, descend, hike, scale, ski |
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some animals that live on mountains |
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alpaca, bear, bighorn, chinchilla, llama, mountain lion, puma |
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some examples of mountains |
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Alps, Andes, Himalayas, Olympus, Rocky Mountains |
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some parts of mountains |
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cliff, crest, foothill, ledge, peak, ridge, spine, summit, tip, top, zenith |
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some sciences that study mountains |
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geography, geology |
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some things mountains are composed of |
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earth, rock |
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transportation up mountains |
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chair lift |
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