mount

1. 1.

   a lightweight horse kept for riding only

   Synonymssaddle horseriding horse

   Broaderhorse

   Narrowerremountpalfreywarhorseprancerhackcow ponyquarter horseMorganTennessee walkerAmerican saddle horse
2. 2.

   the act of climbing something

   “it was a difficult climb to the top”

   Synonymsclimb

   Broaderrise

   Narrowerscalingclambermountain climbingrock climbing
3. 3.

   a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

   Synonymsmountain

   Broadernatural elevation

   NarrowerBlack Hillsalpbenseamountvolcano

   Partsmountain peakmountainside
4. 4.

   a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

   “the diamond was in a plain gold mount”

   Synonymssetting

   Broadermounting

   Narrowerpave
5. 5.

   something forming a back that is added for strengthening

   Synonymsbacking

   Broaderlayerstrengthener

   Part offramework

Other forms of mount

plural

mounts·

past tense

mounted·

present participle

mounting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mount

What does mount mean?

mount means "attach to a support". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mount?

mount has 1 syllable: mount. In IPA it is /ˈmaʊnt/.

What is another word for mount?

Close synonyms include wax, climb, rise, hop on, mount up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mount a common word?

mount is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mount?

6 words rhyme with mount. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.