to surmount

Examples

• All

• The Capitol Building is a classical sweep of gray stone surmounted by a gilded dome.

• The Christ child held the terrestrial globe, surmounted by a cross.

  Underwater! (1955)

• The right hand holds a special staff surmounted by a flywhisk of cow hair, a sign of status.

  Academic text (1998)

• One of these works portrays a rectangular house surmounted by a lion and a dog.

  Academic text (1990)

• A typical feature of Nkanu masks is the bulging cap that surmounts the wooden part.

  Academic text (2004)

• The lid, a flattened dome, is surmounted by a powerful carving of a seated man.

  Academic text (1994)

• On the grand avenue Unter den Linden, tall columns were surmounted with golden eagles.

  Fiction book (1996)

• A handsome 25-foot-high stone obelisk surmounts his grave in Rockland Cemetery in Nyack, New York.

  Academic text (2002)

• The open-hearth fireplace in the center is surmounted by the glorious shaft of a hooded, tiled chimney soaring fifty-eight feet.

  Academic text (1994)

• A handsome 25-foot-high stone obelisk surmounts his grave in Rockland Cemetery in Nyack, New York.

Synonyms

T

to top with

vsto surmount

43 2.8

Put something on top of food to finish and make it look nicer

is broader and applies to any covering or ornament above

C

to cap

vsto surmount

30 3.8

To form a cover on the top of something

is more about placement as a decorative covering rather than just topping

S

to superimpose

vsto surmount

24 6.7

To put one thing on top of another so both are visible

places items mainly as a covering or ornament rather than for visibility

L

to lay over

vsto surmount

3 3.5

To put one thing on top of another so it partly covers it

is used for placing as a covering or ornament not only partial coverage

S

to superpose

vsto surmount

1 8.5

To put one thing on top of another so they line up and can be seen

focuses on decorative or covering placement rather than alignment or visibility

O

to onlay

vsto surmount

8.8

To attach a thin decorative piece to the surface of something

is broader, meaning any covering or ornament placed above

How High

to tower over

14 4.8

to surmount

1 6.1

to rest on

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology