Definitions for mountings

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mountings mount·ing

Spelling: [moun-ting]

IPA: /ˈmaʊn tɪŋ/

Mountings is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 336 anagrams from letters in mountings (gimnnostu).

Definitions for mountings

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that mounts.
2. something that serves as a mount, support, setting, or the like:
3. the act or a manner of mounting.
4. a horse, other animal, or sometimes a vehicle, as a bicycle, used, provided, or available for riding.
5. an act or occasion of riding a horse, especially in a race.
6. a support, backing, setting, or the like, on or in which something is, or is to be, mounted or fixed.
7. an ornamental metal piece applied to a piece of wooden furniture.
8. Microscopy. a prepared slide.
9. a distinctive metal feature on a sheath or scabbard, as a locket or chape.
10. Philately. hinge (def 4).
11. Printing. a wooden or metal block to which a plate is secured for printing.

verb (used with object)

1. to go up; climb; ascend:
2. to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.).
3. to set or place at an elevation:
4. to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding.
5. to set or place (a person) on horseback.
6. to organize, as an army.
7. to prepare and launch, as an attack or a campaign.
8. to raise or put into position for use, as a gun.
9. (of a fortress or warship) to have or carry (guns) in position for use.
10. to go or put on guard, as a sentry or watch.
11. to attach to or fix on or in a support, backing, setting, etc.:
12. to arrange for display:
13. to provide (a play, musical comedy, opera, etc.) with scenery, costumes, and other equipment for production.
14. to prepare (an animal body or skeleton) as a specimen.
15. (of a male animal) to climb upon (a female) for copulation.
16. Microscopy. to prepare (a slide) for microscopic investigation. to prepare (a sample) for examination by a microscope, as by placing it on a slide.

verb (used without object)

1. to increase in amount or intensity (often followed by up):
2. to get up on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.
3. to rise or go to a higher position, level, degree, etc.; ascend.
4. to get up on something, as a platform.

Origin of mountings

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at mount¹, -ing¹

Examples for mountings

mounting the front steps, she drew forth the key, and put it in the door.

On mounting the steps at the Thtre Franais I trod on a lady's dress.

But those two identifications are still subjects of debate, a problem that adds to the suspense now mounting at Amphipolis.

The man Eccles shut the door, mounting the box beside the driver.

None are mounting an “attack on the family and the marriage.”

They ordered their ponies and, mounting, rode behind us under escort.

Dignified firmness had been the line I intended, but my rage was mounting.

Confusion about who is financially backing the project is mounting.

But how long that support will last is an open question, given the civilian casualties that are mounting from this Gaza war.

Political pressure was mounting tonight from veteran Conservative politicians on Cameron to take much tougher action against IS.