mountaineer |
a person who climbs mountains for sport. [3 definitions] |
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 large, powerful, tawny wild cat of the Western Hemisphere; cougar. |
mountainous |
having many mountains. [2 definitions] |
mountain range |
a series of mountains having a common origin and geological similarity. |
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. |
mountainside |
any of the sloping surfaces of a mountain. |
Mountain Standard Time |
the standard time used in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, seven hours behind Greenwich time. |
mountaintop |
the highest part of a mountain; summit. [2 definitions] |
mountebank |
one who, by jokes or tricks, shamelessly deludes an audience of potential buyers of a dubious line of products. [2 definitions] |
mounted |
seated on or riding an animal, esp. a horse. [3 definitions] |
Mount Everest |
the world's highest mountain, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. |
Mount Holyoke |
a women's liberal arts college located in Massachusetts and founded in 1837. |
Mountie |
(informal) an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
mounting |
the act of someone or something that mounts. [2 definitions] |
Mount Sinai |
according to the Old Testament, the desert height on which Moses received from God the Ten Commandments and, according to rabbinic tradition, the whole body of law found in the Pentateuch and the Talmud. |
mourn |
to feel or show deep sorrow or grief, esp. for the dead; grieve. [5 definitions] |
mourner |
one that mourns. [2 definitions] |
mournful |
extremely sad; sorrowful. [2 definitions] |