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Overcome :: Overcome (v. t.) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle..

Superabound :: Superable (a.) Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.

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

Unsurmountable :: Unsurmountable (a.) Insurmountable.

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

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

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..

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

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..

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..

Debruised :: Debruised (a.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut..

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

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

Insurmountability :: Insurmountability (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable.

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

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..

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..

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

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..

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

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