mountain

A very high area of land, usually with steep sides and a top called a peak.

• We climbed a mountain.
• Snow covers the tops of these mountains.
• Their village sits at the foot of the mountain.

Similar words: mount

Common phrases: climb a mountain, mountain range, mountain path

A very large amount or pile of something, or something unusually big.

• I have a mountain of work.
• Mountains of rubbish lay beside the road.
• He was a mountain of a man.

How to use it: a mountain of something (There was a mountain of laundry on the bed.)

Similar words: heap, pile, mass

Common phrases: mountain of something, mountain of work, mountain of paperwork