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mountaintops

/ˈmaʊntɪntɑps/ /ˈmaʊnʔɪntɑps/

Meanings
noun
The summit of a mountain.

Examples :

"The view from the mountaintops was breathtaking. "
geography geology environment nature world

Related Words

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breathtaking adjective

/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/

Stunningly beautiful; amazing

"He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him."

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration mountain

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

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view noun

/vjuː/

(physical) Visual perception.

"From my view of the classroom, I could see the teacher writing on the board. "

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summit noun

/ˈsʌmɪt/ /ˈsʊmit/

A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.

"In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta."