Definition of Crest

1. Verb. Lie at the top of. "Snow capped the mountains"

Exact synonyms: Cap
Generic synonyms: Lie

2. Noun. The top line of a hill, mountain, or wave.
Generic synonyms: Line

3. Verb. Reach a high point. "The river crested last night"
Generic synonyms: Peak, Top Out

4. Noun. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
Exact synonyms: Crown, Peak, Summit, Tip, Top
Specialized synonyms: Brow, Hilltop, Pinnacle, Mountain Peak
Generic synonyms: Place, Spot, Topographic Point
Derivative terms: Summit, Top, Top

5. Noun. The center of a cambered road.
Exact synonyms: Crown
Group relationships: Road, Route
Generic synonyms: Top, Top Side, Upper Side, Upside

6. Noun. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet.
Group relationships: Arms, Blazon, Blazonry, Coat Of Arms
Generic synonyms: Emblem
Category relationships: Heraldry

7. Noun. A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.
Specialized synonyms: Tuft, Topknot, Cockscomb, Comb, Coxcomb
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process

Definition of Crest

1. n. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

2. v. t. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.

3. v. i. To form a crest.

Definition of Crest

1. Acronym. (military) The five types of verbal support used to enhance an (oral) presentation: comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony. ¹

2. Noun. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. ¹

3. Noun. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet. ¹

4. Noun. (heraldry): A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like. ¹

5. Noun. The upper curve of a horse's neck. ¹

6. Noun. The ridge or top of a wave. ¹

7. Noun. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. ¹

8. Noun. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage. ¹

9. Noun. The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc. ¹

10. Noun. The top line of a slope or embankment. ¹

11. Noun. A design or logo, especially one of an institution, association or high-class family. ¹

12. Verb. Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crest

1. to reach a crest (a peak) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Crest

1. 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. See: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird's head, or fin rays on the top of a fish's head. Synonym: crista. Origin: L. Crista (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of CREST

cresorcin
crespelle
crespine
crespines
cress
cress green
cress plant
cresselle
cresselles
cresses
cresset
cressets
cresslike
cresson
cressy
crest (current term)
crest cloud
crest clouds
crest of alveolar ridge
crest of cochlear opening
crest of fenestrae cochleae
crest of greater tubercle
crest of head of rib
crest of lesser tubercle
crest of neck of rib
crest of palatine bone
crest of petrous part of temporal bone
crest of scapular spine
cresta
crestal

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