Noun : a new mounting for an heirloom jewel. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to mount stairs. ,to mount a house on stilts. ,to mount a photograph; to mount a diamond in a ring. ,to mount a museum exhibit. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The cost of all those small purchases mounts up. From Dictionary.com.
ABCNews. com that his clients 'allegations are just the tip of the iceberg in what he calls a mounting case against Affleck. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
At that point, Hanoi was forced to begin mounting conventional invasions. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
And in mounting such an effort, NASA needs to be proactive as well as reactive. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: November 2008 Archives] Reference
Brydon, in mounting fury, restrained himself from looking at his fallen friend. From Wordnik.com. [The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Seven] Reference
There are times to "get a bigger hammer", but scope mounting is not one of them!. From Wordnik.com. [Bases and Rings, and Other Bad Things] Reference
Governors have two things going for them in mounting a successful presidential campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Perfectly right – except in mounting the horse at all, which I never wished him to do. From Wordnik.com. [The Wide, Wide World] Reference
By and large the fewer parts involved in mounting a scope the better off you are in the long run. From Wordnik.com. [Bases and Rings, and Other Bad Things] Reference
One can look to like, or take a huge gamble in mounting intense opposition that is likely to fail. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Scalia on Kagan’s Lack of Judicial Experience] Reference
He then alighted, handed us out, took leave, and again mounting the phaeton, was out of sight in a minute. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
I would endeavour to teach her ladyship that my principal object in mounting was to stay there at my convenience. From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
While Green may not be among them, one can imagine his pride in mounting one more mission to help them to freedom. From Wordnik.com. [Green, George C. Jr.] Reference
Admiral Walticles stares in mounting concern as the left flank is pounced on by Admiral Deweycles 'fresh Liburnian Squadron. From Wordnik.com. [Galley Warfare: Roman Seas at Fall In! AAR on Repple Depple « Third Point of Singularity] Reference
Fit an egg-shaped knob on the arms into an identically shaped hole in the corner of the lens, twist down, and mounting is complete. From Wordnik.com. [Clothesline: Briko Endure Pro Duo and Smith PivLock V90 MAX eyewear] Reference
But we should be clear: the challenge Gibbs '"professional leftists" are mounting comes from the left of the mainstream spectrum, not from the left. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Levine: What "Professional Left"?] Reference
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Checking our top stories at this hour, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld under fire, the calls mounting for him to resign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2006] Reference
Aside from its gemstone, type of metal to be used in mounting it, and the size of the stone, one of the biggest considerations in looking for a ring is its cut. From Wordnik.com. [Metal Princess | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
With pressure mounting from the police and the city's politicians, Brownlaw fights to find the truth, all the while trying to hold on to his own crumbling marriage. From Wordnik.com. [The Fallen: Summary and book reviews of The Fallen by T Jefferson Parker.] Reference
He hit upon the idea of mounting his band on horses. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
He couldn't recall mounting to that high place where he had slept. From Wordnik.com. [Bunker Bean] Reference
But with concern over the deficit mounting, that is becoming harder to do. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Several committee members briefly broached the idea of mounting a legal challenge to the. From Wordnik.com. [R&D Mag - News] Reference
He conceived the idea of mounting these on railway carriages and making great mobile batteries of them. From Wordnik.com. [The University of Michigan] Reference
I suppose you can call mounting something entirely different, I'd throw it into formatting and imaging. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
Part of it is because I just love the idea of mounting a DSLR camera on a remote-controlled helicopter. From Wordnik.com. [Image-Acquire.com] Reference
Pawlenty renewed his pledge not to raise taxes, calling the mounting deficits "significant, but solvable.". From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
To avoid them various inventions have been devised, one of which is known as the mounting machine, or man-engine. From Wordnik.com. [The Mines and its Wonders] Reference
When this question was settled, Dr. Strahl again brought forward the idea of mounting the 200 pioneers themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Freeland A Social Anticipation] Reference
Hamnet's move follows what its leadership describes as mounting concerns over the direction and leadership of IRESC. From Wordnik.com. [eHam.net News] Reference
Several committee members briefly broached the idea of mounting a legal challenge to the EPA, like one Texas is pursuing. From Wordnik.com. [Dodge City Daily Globe Home RSS] Reference
A man who believes in nothing except the clink of steel coins mounting one on top of the other cannot understand an - other's faith. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of a Fallen Sun]
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