| 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 or downhill terrain. |
| mountain biking |
a sport consisting of riding a sturdy and specially designed bicycle over rugged uphill or downhill terrain, typically at high speed. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |