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mount

mount

1 4.8
A climb up a hill or mountain
  • noun
  • /maʊnt/
translation icon : subida
  • And we went up a mount or winding mountain Rd., real pretty with the old bromeliads in the trees and a gate open.

Examples

  • After months of preparation, she finally accomplished her goal to mount the steep rock face.

  • We climbed Mount Rainier for some experiential training.

  • So what happens if you decide to climb Mount Everest, for example?

  • He practiced every weekend to improve his skills before attempting to mount the challenging hill.

  • The climbers planned to mount the summit before sunrise to witness the breathtaking view.

Synonyms

climb
vsmount
100 1.6

An act of moving up, for example on a hill or to a higher job

is focused on physical ascent of natural elevations rather than metaphor
ascension
vsmount
18 7.5

A movement upwards to a higher position, for example climbing or getting a promotion at work

is the ordinary physical act of going up hills or mountains
climbing
vsmount
4 2.0

Rising to a higher level, for example a mountain or the temperature

is the physical act up natural elevations like hills or mountains
scaling
vsmount
1 3.9

Climbing up a wall or cliff

is the general physical climb of natural elevations without special equipment

Antonyms

150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

Compounds

10 2.3

The highest mountain in the world on the border between Nepal and China, rising about 8,848 meters

A mountain in South Dakota with the carved faces of four US presidents

Sermon on the Mount
  • Literature
5 6.2

A long talk by Jesus that gives key moral teachings in the Bible books Matthew and Luke

4 4.1

A mountain in southern Sinai that people believe is where Moses received the Ten Commandments

Mount Olympus
  • Literature
1 4.6

The highest mountain in Greece that ancient Greeks thought was the home of the Greek gods

The highest mountain in Africa, in northeastern Tanzania, that rises to 5,895 meters

A tall mountain in south-central Alaska that is the highest peak in North America

A volcano near Naples in southern Italy famous for its AD 79 eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum

1 7.3

A hill in Jerusalem with ancient sacred sites often used to mean the city

A mountain ridge by the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel with important biblical history

Former official name of Tajikistan's highest peak, now called Ismoil Somoni Peak

Mount Cook lily
  • New Zealand
8.6

A New Zealand plant with large white flowers that comes back each year in mountains

A high mountain in southwest Washington in the Cascade Range

A piece of land in the northeast of Greece with many Greek Orthodox monasteries

A sleeping volcano in central Honshu, Japan, that is the country's highest peak

The second highest mountain in the world on the border of Pakistan and China, called K2

Mount Parnassus
  • Literature
8.2

A mountain in central Greece linked with poetry, music and artistic inspiration

Mount Pisgah
  • Literature
8.5

A mountain in Jordan where Moses saw the Promised Land, also used as the name for hills and parks

A national park in Washington state with a high volcano, glaciers, and mountain lakes

Mount Rainier
  • Specialized
7.2

A system that lets computers write files to writable CDs in the background and fix bad parts on the disc

A nickname for the United States state South Dakota

The highest mountain in Mexico, an inactive volcano between Mexico City and Veracruz

A group of four people seen as the most important in a field

An active volcano in western Washington known for its 1980 eruption

Mount Tacoma
  • Archaic
7.9

An old name for Mount Rainier, a high mountain in Washington State

A Roman Catholic religious group that dates from the 1100s and is devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayer

A modern speech or document treated as a complete moral guide

How High

ascent
26 4.2
mount
1 4.8
climb
45 1.4
step
220 1.0

Surface Forms

mount singular
mounts plural

Etymology

Mount meaning an act of climbing comes from Old French monter meaning 'to climb', so a 'mount' is the action of going 'up' something like a hill or wall.