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Surmounted :: Surmountable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.

High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Exuperate :: Exuperate (v. t.) To excel; to surmount.

Crossbones :: Crossbones (n. pl.) A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death..

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..

Conquer :: Conquer (v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc..

Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..

Crest :: Crest (n.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc..

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..

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..

Alp :: Alp (n.) Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted..

Transcend :: Transcend (v. t.) To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds..

Surmullet :: Surmounter (n.) One who, or that which, surmounts..

Unsurmountable :: Unsurmountable (a.) Insurmountable.

Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..

Orle :: Orle (n.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest..

Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.

Surmounting :: Surmounted (imp. & p. p.) of Surmoun.

Crest :: Crest (v. t.) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for..

Exuperant :: Exuperant (a.) Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting.

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