Alban (Maria Johannes) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
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Paul. born 1926, US molecular biologist, the first to identify transfer RNA (1956). Nobel prize for chemistry 1980
Berg in American English
(bɛʀk; E bɛrg)
ˈAlban (ˈɑlbɑn) 1885-1935; Austrian composer
berg in American English
(bɜrg)
noun
iceberg
Examples of 'berg' in a sentence
berg
We have hit a berg and we are sinking.
Gavin Weightman SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
The bergs are beautiful but sinister at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At times larger bergs are calved and the distant boom is ominous, like a war getting nearer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Synonyms of 'berg'
mountain, peak, mount, height
More Synonyms of berg
(noun)
Definition
a mountain
(South Africa)
a wind coming down off the berg
Synonyms
mountain
Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain
peak
We climbed Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England.
mount
height
From a height, it looks like a desert.
ben (Scottish)
horn
ridge
fell (British)
alp
pinnacle
This castle sits on a rocky pinnacle.
elevation
The resort is built on an elevation overlooking the sea.
eminence
The house is built on an eminence, and has a pleasing prospect.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of elevation
Definition
a raised area
The resort is built on an elevation overlooking the sea.
Synonyms
rise,
hill,
mountain,
height,
mound,
berg (South Africa),
high ground,
higher ground,
eminence,
hillock,
rising ground,
acclivity
in the sense of eminence
Definition
a piece of high ground
The house is built on an eminence, and has a pleasing prospect.