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Mount

/maʊnt/

A hill or mountain.

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📖 Definitions of "Mount"

noun

1
A hill or mountain.
2
Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
"the mount of Jupiter"
3
A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
4
A bank; a fund.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mount"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
rideverb	(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
launchnoun	(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
settingnoun	The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
waxnoun	Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
climbverb	(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
mountainnoun	(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
climb upverb	(transitive) to gradually ascend something
get onverb	(intransitive) To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
bestrideverb	(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
go upverb	(intransitive) To move upwards.
saddle horsenoun	A horse that has been specially trained for riding, specifically the American Saddlebred.
jump onverb	(idiomatic) To take immediate action regarding; to avail oneself of without delay.
mount upverb	(transitive) to increase over a period of time; to accumulate
hop onverb	(intransitive, transitive, slang) To begin playing a video game.
riding horsenoun	saddle horse
climb onverb	get on the back of

↔️ Antonyms of "Mount"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
waneverb	(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
get offverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
hop outverb	get out of quickly

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mount"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
mountainnoun	(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
waxnoun	Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
get onverb	(intransitive) To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
launchnoun	The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
jump onverb	(idiomatic) To take immediate action regarding; to avail oneself of without delay.
ridenoun	An instance of riding.
climb upverb	(transitive) to gradually ascend something
bestrideverb	(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
climbnoun	An act of climbing.
saddle horsenoun	A horse that has been specially trained for riding, specifically the American Saddlebred.
risenoun	The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
mount upverb	(transitive) to increase over a period of time; to accumulate
go upverb	(intransitive) To move upwards.
settingnoun	The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
climb onverb	get on the back of
hop onverb	(intransitive, transitive, slang) To begin playing a video game.
riding horsenoun	saddle horse
hillnoun	An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.