Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Mount
Mount verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
How words are described
| preferred | preferred cut | preferred mount |
| high | high cut | high mount |
| low | low cut | low mount |
| similar | similar cut | similar mount |
| Other adjectives: short, fast, perfect, regular, standard, original, simple, actual, huge, infamous, new, available. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- There's a scene in Zork Nemesis where you have to cut the head off a corpse, then mount it on a machine so you can ask it questions.
Source: Interrogating the Dead - The Order's mount was faster, so the enemy's psion had to repeatedly open dimensional gates in an attempt to cut them off, burning through her psionic points.
Source: Victory by Endurance -
During a mission, Atkin taught Mick the "head on a stick" technique, and watched as Mick cut a soldier's head off, and mount it on a pike.
Source: Villainous Friendship
Cite this Source
Mount and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/mount
Cut & Mount. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/mount>.
Mount or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/mount.
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