MOUNTAIN RANGE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase mountain range. (close relations)
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| chain | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a series of things depending on each other as if linked together • British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) • (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) • a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament • (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership • anything that acts as a restraint • a unit of length • a series of hills or mountains • a linked or connected series of objects • a necklace made by stringing objects together verb • connect or arrange into a chain by linking • fasten or secure with chains | ||||||
| range | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limits within which something can be effective • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze • a series of hills or mountains • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds • a variety of different things or activities • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the limit of capability • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food verb • change or be different within limits • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun • range or extend over; occupy a certain area • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line • feed as in a meadow or pasture • let eat • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||
| massif | nounn | |||||
noun • a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range | ||||||
| ridge | nounn | |||||
noun • a long narrow natural elevation or striation • any long raised strip • a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean • a long narrow range of hills • any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane • a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters verb • extend in ridges • plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip • throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides • spade into alternate ridges and troughs • form into a ridge | ||||||
| sierra | nounn | |||||
noun • a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) • a Spanish mackerel of western North America | ||||||
| cordillera | nounn | |||||
noun • An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas. | ||||||
| chain of mountains | ||||||
noun • a series of hills or mountains | ||||||
| mountain chain | nounn | |||||
noun • a series of hills or mountains | ||||||
| range of mountains | nounn | |||||
noun • a series of hills or mountains | ||||||
