Mount

/maʊnt/ · noun

Meaning

A hill or mountain..

Definitions by Sense

1. A hill or mountain.
2. (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
3. (obsolete) A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
4. (obsolete) A bank; a fund.
5. (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
6. An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
7. (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
8. A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.

Example Sentences

the mount of Jupiter

⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.

The rider climbed onto his mount.

The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.

The General said he has 2,000 mounts.

to mount stairs

Or shall we mount again the Rural Throne, And rule the Country Kingdoms, once our own?

This time I was received with a smile. Monsieur Poirot was within. Would I mount? I mounted accordingly.

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Word Forms

• mounts
• mounting
• mounted

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