mount
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6.3
- noun
- /maʊnt/
- Specialized
:
montura
- Basically what I have here is the old mount for the sink.
- frame mount
- slide mount
- stud mount
Look, we're sure that it's a very nice fan mount, maybe even great.
- Look, we're sure that it's a very nice fan mount, maybe even great.
- There is the phone mount for your iPhone.
- This is just a Ben Q desktop monitor on a Visa mount on wheels.
Examples
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As you see, I use plastic wall mounts and Velcro strips.
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The jeweler placed the diamond into the elegant mount for the ring.
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I got this TV mount right here.
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Look, we're sure that it's a very nice fan mount, maybe even great.
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I think that just came off... the camera just almost came off the mount.
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There is the phone mount for your iPhone.
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You can pull the actual mirror off of the mount itself, recharge it.
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This is a phone mount and wireless charger, all bolt in one.
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A security camera on the ceiling hissed on its mount, tracking her moves.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ray pulled the first one he noticed down from its mount and strode off to find Poyser.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
141
1.4
A thing that holds up weight, like a pillar
73
1.4
A thing that holds or supports other objects, like a pen stand
13
4.6
A metal frame that holds a gem in a ring
8
5.2
A frame or support that holds an object for display
A piece or layer of material fixed to the back of something to give support
Compounds
10
2.3
The highest mountain in the world on the border between Nepal and China, rising about 8,848 meters
- 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
- Literature
1
4.6
The highest mountain in Greece that ancient Greeks thought was the home of the Greek gods
1
3.0
The highest mountain in Africa, in northeastern Tanzania, that rises to 5,895 meters
1
4.9
A tall mountain in south-central Alaska that is the highest peak in North America
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4.4
A volcano near Naples in southern Italy famous for its AD 79 eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum
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
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant with large white flowers that comes back each year in mountains
The second highest mountain in the world on the border of Pakistan and China, called K2
- Literature
A mountain in central Greece linked with poetry, music and artistic inspiration
- Literature
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
- Specialized
A system that lets computers write files to writable CDs in the background and fix bad parts on the disc
The highest mountain in Mexico, an inactive volcano between Mexico City and Veracruz
A Roman Catholic religious group that dates from the 1100s and is devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayer
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mount for a support comes from old words about going up, like Latin mons which means 'hill' and Old French monter which means 'to climb'. A helpful way to remember is to think of a mount as something you put 'on top' to hold or show an object.