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

Surmount :: Surmounting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surmoun.

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

Timber :: Timber (v. t.) To surmount as a timber does.

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

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

Inexsuperable :: Inexsuperable (a.) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.

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

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

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..

Surmounter :: Surmounted (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.

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

Insurmountably :: Insurmountably (adv.) In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.

Labarum :: Labarum (n.) The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard..

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..

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..

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

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..

Exuperable :: Exuperable (a.) Surmountable; superable.

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..

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