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mountain bike noun : a bicycle with wide knobby tires, straight handlebars, and 18 or 21 gears that is designed to operate esp. over unpaved terrain

moun·tain·eer noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region

2 : one who climbs mountains for sport

mountain goat noun : a ruminant mammal of mountainous northwestern No. America that resembles a goat

mountain laurel noun : a No. American evergreen shrub or small tree of the heath family with glossy leaves and clusters of rose-colored or white flowers

mountain lion noun : a large powerful tawny brown wild American cat : COUGAR

Synonyms

cougar, panther—more at COUGAR

moun·tain·ous adjective 1 : containing many mountains

2 : resembling a mountain : HUGE

moun·tain·side noun : the side of a mountain

moun·tain·top noun : the summit of a mountain

moun·te·bank noun [ORIGIN: It montimbanco, fr. montare to mount + in in, on + banco, banca bench]

: a boastful unscrupulous pretender : QUACK, CHARLATAN

Synonyms

charlatan, fake, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, phony, pretender, quack

Mount·ie noun : a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

mount·ing noun : something that serves as a frame or support

mourn verb : to feel or express grief or sorrow

— mourn·er noun

Synonyms

agonize, bleed, feel, grieve, hurt, sorrow, suffer—more at GRIEVE

usually mourn for bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve, lament, wail—more at LAMENT

mourn·ful adjective : expressing, feeling, or causing sorrow

— mourn·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

dolorous, funeral, lugubrious, plaintive, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, weeping, woeful; also elegiac, melancholy; depressed, despondent, disconsolate, inconsolable; careworn, sad, unhappy, woebegone; bawling, crying, groaning, howling, yammering; bleeding, suffering; black, bleak, cheerless, dark, darkening, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, gray, joyless, low, miserable, moody, morbid, morose, pessimistic, saturnine, somber, sullen, wretched

blue, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, down, downcast, forlorn, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, miserable, sad, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy

mourn·ful·ly adverb : in a mournful manner

mourn·ing noun 1 : an outward sign (as black clothes) of grief for a person's death

2 : a period of time during which signs of grief are shown

mouse noun, plural mice 1 : any of numerous small rodents with pointed snout, long body, and slender tail

2 : a small manual device that controls cursor movement on a computer display

mouse pad noun : a thin flat pad on which a computer mouse is used

mous·er noun : a cat proficient at catching mice

mouse·trap noun 1 : a trap for catching mice

2 : a stratagem that lures one to defeat or destruction

— mousetrap verb

mousse noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., froth, moss]

1 : a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin

2 : a foamy preparation used in styling hair

— mousse verb

moustache variant of MUSTACHE

mousy or mous·ey adjective mous·i·er; -est 1 : QUIET, STEALTHY

2 : lacking in boldness or determination : TIMID

3 : grayish brown

— mous·i·ness noun

Synonyms

fainthearted, fearful, scary, shy, skittish, timid—more at SHY

1mouth noun, plural mouths 1 : the opening through which an animal takes in food; also : the cavity that encloses the tongue, lips, and teeth in the typical vertebrate

2 : something resembling a mouth (as in affording entrance)

3 : a facial expression usu. of disgust, disapproval, or pain : GRIMACE

— mouthed adjective

2mouth verb 1 : SPEAK; also : DECLAIM

2 : to repeat without comprehension or sincerity

3 : to form soundlessly with the lips

4 : to utter indistinctly

5 : to talk pompously — often used with off

Synonyms

[4] mumble, murmur, mutter—more at MUMBLE

usually mouth off [5] declaim, discourse, harangue, orate—more at ORATE

mouth·ful 1 : as much as a mouth will hold

2 : the quantity usu. taken into the mouth at one time

Synonyms

bite, morsel, nibble, taste,