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Mountainous

Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Highland 84% connected

Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

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Highland 84% connected

Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

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Rough 84% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Rough 84% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Upland 84% connected

High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally…

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Upland 84% connected

High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally…

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Mount 74% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Mount 74% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Synonym 3

Cragged 92% connected

Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged.

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Craggy 92% connected

Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.

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Hilly 92% connected

Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.

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