everest

Questions about everest

What does everest mean?

everest means "a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)".

How many syllables are in everest?

everest has 3 syllables: ev-e-rest. The stress falls on "ev". In IPA it is /ˈɛvɚəst/.

What is another word for everest?

Close synonyms include Mount Everest, Mt. Everest. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is everest a common word?

everest is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.