make a mountain out of a molehill |
to imagine something to be much more significant or more of a problem than it really is. |
mountain ash |
any of several usu. ornamental trees of the rose family, bearing clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries. |
mountain bike |
a bicycle made for riding on rugged, uphill terrain. |
mountain goat |
see "Rocky Mountain goat." |
mountain laurel |
an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States, having thick shiny leaves and bearing pink and white flowers. |
mountain lion |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Mountain lions live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. Mountain lions are also called cougars or panthers. |
mountain range |
a group of connected mountains that were formed during the same time period. |
mountain sheep |
any of various wild sheep that live in the mountains, esp. the bighorn. |
mountain sickness |
nausea, weakness, and difficulty in breathing at high altitudes, caused by lack of oxygen. |
Mountain Standard Time |
the standard time used in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, seven hours behind Greenwich time. |
Rocky Mountain goat |
a goatlike antelope, found esp. in the mountains of northwestern North America, that has short, black, backward-curving horns and a shaggy white coat. |
Rocky Mountain sheep |
see "bighorn." |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
a disease caused by a microorganism carried to humans by certain North American ticks that is characterized by high fever, rash, and pain in the muscles and joints. |
snow-on-the-mountain |
a plant found in central North America that bears small white flowers and has white-margined upper leaves. |