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We think the answer is "MOUNTING" which means:

noun
• • An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
• • Framework used for support or display
verb
• • To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
• • To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
• • To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
• • To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
• • To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
• • To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
• • To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
• • (sometimes with up) to increase in quantity or intensity.
• • To attain in value; to amount (to).
• • To get on top of (an animal) to mate.
• • To have sexual intercourse with someone.
• • To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
• • To deploy (cannon) for use.
• • To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
• • To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
adjective
• • That continues to mount; steadily accumulating.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The mounting on the wall was crooked."
• • "The mounting for the tv was too small."

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