Entry Word: mountain

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an elevation of land higher than a hill <my cousin likes to climb mountains just because she can>

Synonyms alp, mount, peak

Related Words mountain range, seamount; mountaintop, pinnacle, precipice, summit

Near Antonyms basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

2 a considerable amount <sends a mountain of mail every year for the holidays> — see lot 2
3 a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another <piled a mountain of mashed potatoes on his plate> — see ¹pile 1