Word for the day: mountain

mountain |ˈmaʊn.tɪn|                                               *montaña (en Español)




DEFINITION

noun1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill: we set off down the mountain | they sought refuge in the mountains | [ as modifier ] : a mountain peak.2 (a mountain/mountains of) a large pile or quantity of something: a mountain of paperwork.• [ usu. with modifier ] a large surplus stock of a commodity: a butter mountain.

PHRASESif the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain proverb if someone won't do as you wish or a situation can't be arranged to suit you, you must accept it and change your plans accordingly.[with allusion to a well-known story about Muhammad told by Bacon ( Essays xii).]make a mountain out of a molehill see molehill.move mountains 1 achieve spectacular and apparently impossible results: faith can move mountains. 2 make every possible effort: his fans move mountains to catch as many of his performances as possible.
DERIVATIVESmountainy adjectiveORIGIN Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.

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