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mount

The correct spelling is mount.

How to pronounce mount

/maʊnt/
noun

IPA: /maʊnt/

Say it like: Mow-nt

The correct spelling is mount. A hill or mountain. For example: "the mount of Jupiter"

Usage Examples

the mount of Jupiter

The rider climbed onto his mount.

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

Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
  2. 2.To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
  3. 3.To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
  4. 4.To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
  5. 5.To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.

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