Crest - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) (syn: crown, peak, summit, tip, top)
- the center of a cambered road (syn: crown)
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
verb
Extra examples
...at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar...
...the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder...
We crested the hill and looked out around us.
He climbed over the crest of the hill.
Broad battlements crested the bulwark.
Blue sky crested with rainbow.
In this inquisitive age, when the Alps are crested, and seas fathomed.
As we crested each swell, we were freshly exposed to observation.
It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill.
They crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset.
The river crested last night
...the shooting broke out afresh when the bandits reappeared at the crest of the hill...
The visitors were conveyed in barges to the crest of High Pole hill.
The helmet culminated in a crest
Word forms
I/you/we/they: crest
he/she/it: crests
present participle: cresting
past tense: crested
past participle: crested
singular: crest
plural: crests
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