noun
1 very high hill
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , great , high , large , tall , towering
▪ 1 000 m , 3 000-foot , etc.
▪ small
▪ steep
▪ low
▪ beautiful , fine , majestic , mighty , spectacular
▪ surrounding
▪
The surrounding ~s make the city difficult to evacuate.
▪ distant
▪ remote
▪ volcanic
▪ craggy , jagged , rocky , rugged
▪ snow-capped , snow-covered , snowy
▪ holy , sacred
▪
the holy ~ of the Lapp community
… OF MOUNTAINS
▪ chain , range
▪
a chain/range of ~s
VERB + MOUNTAIN
▪ ascend , climb , come up , go up , scale
▪ come down , descend , go down , walk down
▪ walk in
▪
We enjoy walking in the ~s.
▪ cross
▪ overlook
▪
a large window overlooking the ~s
MOUNTAIN + VERB
▪ rise , soar , tower
▪
The ~s here rise to well over 2 000 m.
▪ loom
▪
Mountains loom in the distance.
▪ surround sth
▪
Towering ~s surrounded the town.
▪ overlook sth
MOUNTAIN + NOUN
▪ chain , range
▪ area , country , environment , region , terrain
▪
Between the two towns was 50 miles of ~ country.
▪ pass , path , road , route , track , trail
▪ landscape , scenery
▪ view , vista
▪ face , peak , ridge , side , slope , top , valley , wall
▪ cave
▪ glacier
▪ lake , stream
▪ air
▪
Many people come simply to enjoy the fresh ~ air.
▪ meadow , pasture
▪ forest
▪ town , village
▪ fastness ( literary ), fortress , stronghold
▪ cabin , hut , lodge , resort , retreat
▪ man ( AmE )
▪ folk , people
▪ climbing , walking ( BrE )
▪ walk ( BrE )
▪ climber
▪ guide
▪ rescue
▪
a mountain-rescue team
▪ bike
▪ biker
▪ biking
▪ sickness
▪ goat , gorilla , hare , lion (= puma) ( AmE ), etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ across the ~ , over the ~ , through the ~
▪
a pass through the ~s
▪ down a/the ~ , up a/the ~
▪
She arranged to meet the others halfway up the ~.
▪ in the ~s
▪
This type of goat lives high up in the ~s.
PHRASES
▪ the flank of a ~ , the side of a ~ , the slope of a ~
▪ the bottom of a ~ , the foot of a ~ , the top of a ~
2 large amount/number of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , massive
▪ debt ( esp. BrE )
▪ paper ( esp. BrE )
▪ butter , sugar , etc. ( BrE )
▪
They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter ~.
VERB + MOUNTAIN
▪ generate
▪ reduce ( esp. BrE )
▪ face
▪
The school was facing a ~ of debt.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of paper , a ~ of paperwork
▪
The investigation generated a ~ of paperwork.