{
    "term": "mountain",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/mo/mountains.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a very high hill, often with rocks near the top",
            "sensetop": "in the mountains",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the mountains of Andalusia"
                },
                {
                    "text": "snow-capped mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The steep mountains tower all around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to climb a mountain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We spent a week walking in the mountains.",
                    "contextForm": "in the mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to enjoy the mountain air/scenery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "mountain roads/streams/villages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the world's longest **mountain range**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a range of mountains to the west."
                },
                {
                    "text": "high mountain passes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **mountain rescue team**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is still snow on the mountain tops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We crossed the rugged mountain heights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We flew over the mountains of Aspen, Colorado."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mountains loom in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The earth tremor made the mountains shake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mountains here rise to well over 2 000 m."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This type of goat lives high up in the mountains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Towering mountains surrounded the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We enjoy walking in the mountains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a large window overlooking the mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pass through the mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the holy mountain of the Lapp community"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "high"],
                "… of mountains": ["chain", "range"],
                "verb + mountain": ["ascend", "climb", "come up"],
                "mountain + verb": ["rise", "soar", "tower"],
                "mountain + noun": ["chain", "range", "area"],
                "preposition": [
                    "across the mountain",
                    "over the mountain",
                    "through the mountain"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the flank of a mountain",
                    "the side of a mountain",
                    "the slope of a mountain"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a very large amount or number of something; the very large size of something/somebody",
            "sensetop": "mountain (of something/somebody)",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a mountain of work"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We made mountains of sandwiches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Standing before us was a huge, muscled mountain of a man."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school was facing a mountain of debt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain (= the large amount of butter that had to be stored because it was not needed)."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "massive", "debt"],
                "verb + mountain": ["generate", "reduce", "face"],
                "phrases": ["a mountain of paper", "a mountain of paperwork"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make an unimportant matter seem important",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a great effort to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The director moved mountains to remake this classic film."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmaʊntən/",
                "audio": "mo/mountain/mountain__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmaʊntn/",
                "audio": "mo/mountain/mountain__us_5.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’."
}