* HILLS MOUNTAINS * (see also: volcano.txt) OS an {orifice=n} [n ORA] / an {esker=n} [n OSAR] / a bone [n OSSA] ALP a high mountain [n -S] COL a depression between two mountains [n -S] CWM a {cirque=n} [n -S] KOP a hill [n -S] OSE an {esker=n} [n -S] TEL an ancient mound in the Middle East [n -S] TOR a high, craggy hill [n -S] BRAE a {hillside=n} [n -S] CARN {cairn=n} [n -S] : CAIRN CARN KARN DUNE a hill of sand [n -S] : DUNELIKE [adj] HEAP to pile up [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HEAPY [adj], UPHEAP OVERHEAP, HEAPER(s) HILL to form into a hill (a rounded elevation) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HILLY, HILLER(s) KAME a mound of detrital material [n -S] KARN {cairn=n} [n -S] : CAIRN CARN KARN PEAK to reach a maximum [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PEAKY, PEAKISH, PEAKEDNESS SIDH a hill inhabited by supernatural beings in Irish folklore [n SIDHE] TARN a small mountain lake [n -S] TOFT a {hillock=n} [n -S] AERIE a bird's nest built high on a mountain or cliff [n -S] : AERIED [adj] AGGER a mound of earth used as a fortification [n -S] APEAK in a vertical position [adv] : APEEK APEEK {apeak=adv} [adv] ARETE a sharp mountain ridge [n -S] ARRIS a ridge formed by the meeting of two surfaces [n -RISES] BUTTE an isolated hill [n -S] CAIRN a mound of stones set up as a memorial [n -S] : CAIRNED, CAIRNY [adj] : CAIRN CARN KARN, CAIRNGORM(s) CREST to reach a crest (a peak) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CRESTAL [ad] ESCAR {esker=n} [n -S] : ESCAR ESKAR ESKER ESKAR {esker=n} [n -S] : ESCAR ESKAR ESKER ESKER a narrow ridge of gravel and sand [n -S] : ESCAR ESKAR ESKER GUYOT a flat-topped seamount [n -S] HILLY abounding in hills [adj HILLIER, HILLIEST] HURST a small hill [n -S] JEBEL a {mountain=n} [n -S] : DJEBEL KNOLL to {knell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : KNOLLY, KNOLLER(s) KOPJE a small hill [n -S] : KOPPIE(s) MOUND to {pile=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] OREAD a mountain nymph in Greek mythology [n -S] PEAKY {sickly=adj} [adj PEAKIER, PEAKIEST] PINGO a low mound of earth formed by expansion of underlying frost [n -GOS or -GOES] PISTE a downhill ski trail [n -S] PITON a metal spike used in mountain climbing [n -S] REEFY abounding in ridges of rock [adj REEFIER, REEFIEST] RIDGE to form into ridges (long, narrow elevations) [v RIDGED, RIDGING, RIDGES] RIDGY having ridges [adj RIDGIER, RIDGIEST] SCARP to cut or make into a steep slope [v -ED, -ING, -S] : ESCARP SCREE a mass of rocks at the foot of a slope [n -S] SLOPE to {slant=v} [v SLOPED, SLOPING, SLOPES] : SLOPER(s) TALUS a slope formed by an accumulation of rock debris [n -ES] / a bone of the foot [n -LI] ALPINE a plant native to high mountain regions [n -S] : ALPINELY, ALPINISM(s) ALPINIST(s) ASLOPE sloping [adj] CIRQUE a deep, steep-walled basin on a mountain [n -S] CORRIE a {cirque=n} [n -S] DJEBEL {jebel=n} [n -S] ESCARP to cause to slope steeply [v -ED, -ING, -S] : SCARP, ESCARPMENT(s) GLACIS a slope [n -CISES] HEAPER one that {heaps=v} [n -S] HILLER one that {hills=v} [n -S] KNOLLY {hilly=adj} [adj] KOPPIE {kopje=n} [n -S] KURGAN a mound of earth over a grave [n -S] LAWINE {lauwine=n} [n -S] MASSIF a principal mountain mass [n -S] MIDDEN a {dunghill=n} [n -S] SIERRA a mountain range [n -S] : SIERRAN [adj] SLIEVE a {mountain=n} [n -S] SLOPER one that {slopes=v} [n -S] UPHEAP to heap up [v -ED, -ING, -S] : OVERHEAP UPHILL an upward slope [n -S] ANTHILL a mound formed by ants in building their nest [n -S] BADLAND a barren, hilly area [n -S] CRESTAL pertaining to a crest (a peak) [adj] DEADMAN an anchor for securing a rope in mountain climbing [n DEADMEN] DRUMLIN a long hill of glacial drift [n -S] HILLOCK a small hill [n -S] : HILLOCKY [adj] HILLOCKED HILLTOP the top of a hill [n -S] HOGBACK a sharp ridge [n -S] HOMMOCK a ridge in an ice field [n -S] HORNITO a mound of volcanic matter [n -TOS] HUMMOCK to form into hummocks (small rounded hills) [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNOLLER one that {knolls=v} [n -S] LAUWINE an avalanche [n -S] : LAWINE(s) MONTANE the lower vegetation belt of a mountain [n -S] NONPEAK being a time when something is not at its highest level [adj] NUNATAK a mountain peak completely surrounded by glacial ice [n -S] OROGENY the process of mountain formation [n -NIES] : OROGENIC [adj] OROLOGY the study of mountains [n -GIES] PEAKISH somewhat sickly [adj] PICACHO an isolated peak of a hill [n -CHOS] RAINIER [adj] RAISING an elevation [n -S] SOROCHE mountain sickness [n -S] TUMULAR having the form of a mound [adj] TUMULUS a mound over a grave [n -LI or -LUSES] : TUMULAR [ad] TUMULOSE TUMULOUS UPHEAVE to heave up [v -HEAVED or -HOVE, -HEAVING, -HEAVES] : UPHEAVAL(s), UPHEAVER(s) UPSLOPE toward the top of a slope [adv] VERSANT the slope of a mountain or mountain chain [n -S] AIGUILLE a sharp, pointed mountain peak [n -S] ALPINELY in a lofty manner [adv] ALPINISM mountain climbing [n -S] ALPINIST a mountain climber [n -S] ALTITUDE the vertical elevation of an object above a given level [n -S] : ALTITUDINAL, ALTITUDINOUS CUMULATE to {heap=v} [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] DOWNHILL a downward slope [n -S] : DOWNHILLER(s) DUNGHILL a heap of manure [n -S] DUSTHEAP a pile of trash [n -S] FOOTHILL a low hill at the foot of higher hills [n -S] FOREPEAK the forward part of a ship's hold [n -S] HILLSIDE the side of a hill [n -S] MOLEHILL a small mound of earth [n -S] MOUNTAIN a large, natural elevation of the earth's surface [n -S] : MOUNTAINY MOUNTAINOUS, MOUNTAINEER(s) MUDSLIDE a mudflow down a slope [n -S] OVERHEAP to heap up or accumulate to excess [v -ED, -ING, -S] PEAKLESS having no peak (a pointed top) [adj] PEAKLIKE resembling a peak [adj] PIEDMONT an area lying at the foot of a mountain [n -S] RIDGETOP the crest of a ridge [n -S] SASTRUGA a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions [n -GI] SEAMOUNT an undersea mountain [n -S] SIDEHILL a {hillside=n} [n -S] TUMULOSE full of mounds [adj] : TUMULOUS TUMULOUS {tumulose=adj} [adj] UPHEAVAL the act of upheaving [n -S] UPHEAVER one that {upheaves=v} [n -S] AVALANCHE [v -CHED -CHES -CHING] : LAWINE LAUWINE CAIRNGORM [n -S] CISALPINE on the Roman/Italian side of the Alps [adj] DOWNSLIDE [n -S] DOWNSLOPE [adj] ELEVATION [n -S] HILLBILLY [n -BILLIES] HILLCREST [n -S] HILLINESS [n -ES] HILLOCKED [adj] : HILLOCKY HILLSLOPE [n -S] INSELBERG [n -E or -S] LANDSLIDE to produce a landslide (a rapid downward movement of a mass of earth on a slope) [v -SLID, -SLIDING, -SLIDES] MONADNOCK [n -S] MOUNTAINY [adj] MOUTONNEE [adj] RIDGEBACK [n -S] RIDGELINE [n -S] SCRAPHEAP [n -S] SUBALPINE [adj] DOWNHILLER [n -S] ESCARPMENT [n -S] PEAKEDNESS [n -ES] TRAMONTANE a person who lives on the other side of the mountains [n -S] MOUNTAINEER [n -S] : MOUNTAINEERING(s) MOUNTAINOUS [adj] : MOUNTAINOUSLY MOUNTAINTOP [n -S] TRANSALPINE [adj] MOUNTAINSIDE [n -S] INTERMOUNTAIN [adj] TRANSMOUNTAIN [adj] MOUNTAINEERING [n -S] MOUNTAINOUSNESS * List compiled from OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka