Mountain
Mountain noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays
Shadow
Shadow noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: not even a shadow of a doubt about the defendant's guilt
How words are described
| old | old mountain | old shadow |
| female | female mountain | female shadow |
| full | full mountain | full shadow |
| normal | normal mountain | normal shadow |
| Other adjectives: single, deep, heavy, actual, real, massive, large, enormous, huge, dangerous, little, dark, distant, mysterious, gigantic, literal, giant, magical, creepy. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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If you're a mountain goat aspected Beast, your shadow may have horns; if you're an earth-like Elemental, then your shadow may be craggy
Source: The Shadow Knows - The literal shadow of Death follows a car who's dangerous driving on a mountain in Death Takes a Holiday.
Source: Shadow of Impending Doom -
It lies in the shadow of Mount Olympus, but that's only significant as a Mythology Gag (though the state of Washington really does have a mountain named that).
Source: Everytown, America
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Shadow and Mountain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mountain/shadow
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Shadow or Mountain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mountain/shadow.
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