Crest

Quick meaning: Crest is a noun meaning The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

Meaning

The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

More Meanings

1. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
2. The upper curve of a horse's neck.
3. The ridge or top of a wave.
4. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
5. The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
6. A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow

His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm / Crested the world.

Like as the shining skie in summers night, / What time the dayes with scorching heat abound, / Is creasted all with lines of firie light

the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.

Word Forms

• crests
• cresting
• crested

Synonyms for crest

Depending on context, synonyms include comb, cockscomb, crown, peak, top, tip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include summit, tip, peak, crown, top, cap.

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