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mountain

/ˈmaʊntɪn/noun

A very high, steep-sided mass of land that rises well above the surrounding area, usually with a narrow top.

Example sentence

  • Snow covers the mountain's peak for most of the year.

Figuratively, any daunting pile: a mountain of paperwork. 'Making a mountain out of a molehill' means inflating a small problem.

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