Definition of surmount

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Surmount (v. i.) To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.

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Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..
Surmounted :: Surmounted (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
Insurmountable :: Insurmountable (a.) Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle..
Alp :: Alp (n.) Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted..
Insurmountableness :: Insurmountableness (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable; insurmountability.
Conquer :: Conquer (v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc..
Thyrsus :: Thyrsus (n.) A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites..
Surmounted :: Surmountable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.
Insurmountably :: Insurmountably (adv.) In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.
Crest :: Crest (v. t.) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for..
Exuperate :: Exuperate (v. t.) To excel; to surmount.
Exuperable :: Exuperable (a.) Surmountable; superable.
Surmullet :: Surmounter (n.) One who, or that which, surmounts..
Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..
Inexsuperable :: Inexsuperable (a.) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
Mound :: Mound (n.) A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe..
High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Sphaeridium :: Sphaeridium (n.) A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be an olfactory organ..
Insurmountability :: Insurmountability (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable.
Surmounter :: Surmounted (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
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