Beech Definition–noun | 1. | any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts. | | 2. | Also called beechwood. the wood of such a tree. | | 3. | any member of the plant family Fagaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, usually toothed or lobed leaves, male flowers in catkins and female flowers either solitary or in clusters and bearing a nut enclosed in a cupule or bur, including the beeches, chestnuts, and oaks. | |
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Mountain Definition–noun | 1. | a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). | | 2. | a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size. | | 3. | a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail. | | 4. | (initial capital letter ) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. | | 5. | Also called mountain wine. British Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine. | –adjective | 6. | of or pertaining to mountains: mountain air. | | 7. | living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people. | | 8. | resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size. | —Idiom | 9. | make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill (def. 2). | |
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North Definition–noun | 1. | a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N | <
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| –adjective | 7. | in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate. | | 8. | directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course. | | 9. | coming from the north: a north wind. | | 10. | (usually initial capital letter) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.: North Atlantic. | –adverb | 11. | to, toward, or in the north: sailing north. | From DictionaryCarolina Definition–noun | 1. | a former English colony on the Atlantic coast
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