Dictionary entry details
• MOUNT (noun)
Meaning:
A lightweight horse kept for riding only
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
mount; riding horse; saddle horse
Hypernyms ("mount" is a kind of...):
Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mount"):
Appaloosa (a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump)
Arab; Arabian (a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia)
Lipizzan; Lippizan; Lippizaner (a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage)
buckskin (horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail)
crow-bait; crowbait (an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows)
dun (horse of a dull brownish grey color)
gray; grey (horse of a light gray or whitish color)
American saddle horse (a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky)
Plantation walking horse; Tennessee walker; Tennessee walking horse; Walking horse (a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk)
Morgan (an American breed of small compact saddle horses)
remount (a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle)
palfrey (especially a light saddle horse for a woman)
warhorse (horse used in war)
prancer (a mettlesome or fiery horse)
hack (a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.)
cow pony (a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle)
quarter horse (a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia)
Meaning:
The act of climbing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
mount; climb
Context example:
it was a difficult climb to the top
Hypernyms ("mount" is a kind of...):
ascending; ascension; ascent; rise (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mount"):
scaling (ascent by or as if by a ladder)
clamber (an awkward climb)
mountain climbing; mountaineering (the activity of climbing a mountain)
rock climbing (the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment))
Meaning:
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
mountain; mount
Hypernyms ("mount" is a kind of...):
elevation; natural elevation (a raised or elevated geological formation)
Meronyms (parts of "mount"):
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
mountainside; versant (the side or slope of a mountain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mount"):
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
seamount (an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor)
ben (a mountain or tall hill)
alp (any high mountain)
Instance hyponyms:
Black Hills (mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming)
Meaning:
A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mount; setting
Context example:
the diamond was in a plain gold mount
Hypernyms ("mount" is a kind of...):
mounting (framework used for support or display)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mount"):
pave (a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)
Meaning:
Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
backing; mount
Hypernyms ("mount" is a kind of...):
bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)
reinforcement; strengthener (a device designed to provide additional strength)
Holonyms ("mount" is a part of...):
frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)
• MOUNT (verb)
Meaning:
Attach to a support
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
They mounted the aerator on a floating
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mount"):
remount (mount again, as after disassembling something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
The men mount the bookshelves
Meaning:
Go up or advance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mount; wax; climb; rise
Context example:
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
increase (become bigger or greater in amount)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mount"):
jump (increase suddenly and significantly)
advance; gain (rise in rate or price)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Fix onto a backing, setting, or support
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
mount slides for macroscopic analysis
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put up or launch
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
mount a campaign against pornography
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Get on the back of
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bestride; climb on; hop on; jump on; mount up; get on; mount
Context example:
mount a horse
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mount"):
remount (mount again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
climb; climb up; go up; mount
Context example:
Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mount"):
ride (climb up on the body)
mountaineer (climb mountains for pleasure as a sport)
ramp (creep up -- used especially of plants)
escalade (climb up and over)
scale (climb up by means of a ladder)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
put on; mount
Context examples:
mount a theater production / mount an attack / mount a play
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
devise; get up; machinate; organise; organize; prepare (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mount"):
rerun (rerun a performance of a play, for example)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Copulate with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mount; ride
Context example:
The bull was riding the cow
Hypernyms (to "mount" is one way to...):
copulate; couple; mate; pair (make love)
Domain category:
mammal; mammalian (any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
