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Definition of Crest
1. Verb. Lie at the top of. "Snow capped the mountains"
2. Noun. The top line of a hill, mountain, or wave.
3. Verb. Reach a high point. "The river crested last night"
4. Noun. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
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.
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.
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.
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)