Definitions of Crest [ɛst]

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Definition of 'Crest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) crest
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.

2.  crest
the highest point or level:
riding the crest of popularity.

3.  crest
a ridge or ridgelike formation.

4.  crest
the foamy top of a wave.

5.  crest
the point of highest flood, as of a river.

6.  crest
a tuft or other natural growth on the top of the head of an animal, as the comb of a rooster.

7.  crest
the ridge of the neck of a horse, dog, etc.

8.  crest
the mane growing from this ridge.

9.  crest
an ornament or emblem on a knight's helmet.

10.  crest
a heraldic device above the escutcheon on a coat of arms.

11.  crest
Anat. a ridge, esp. on a bone.

12.  crest
a ridge or other prominence on any part of the body of an animal.

13. (v.i.) crest
to form a crest, as a wave or river.

14. (v.t.) crest
to top with a crest.

15.  crest
to reach the crest of (a hill, mountain, etc.).

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME creste < OF < L crista)

Definition of 'Crest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) crest
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

2. (noun) peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

3. (noun) crown, crest
the center of a cambered road

4. (noun) crest
(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

5. (verb) crest
a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

6. (verb) cap, crest
lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"

7. (verb) crest
reach a high point
"The river crested last night"

Definition of 'Crest'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Crest
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. (noun) Crest
the plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet

3. (noun) Crest
a bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4

4. (noun) Crest
the upper curve of a horse's neck

5. (noun) Crest
the ridge or top of a wave

6. (noun) Crest
the summit of a hill or mountain ridge

7. (noun) Crest
the helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage

8. (noun) Crest
the ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc

9. (noun) Crest
the top line of a slope or embankment

10. (verb) Crest
to furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for

11. (verb) Crest
to mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes

12. (verb) Crest
to form a crest

Definition of 'Crest'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Crest
A terrain feature of such altitude that it restricts fire or observation in an area beyond, resulting in dead space, or limiting the minimum elevation, or both.

Translation of 'Crest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.
Afrikaans: kuif, kam	Arabic: عُرْف الدّيك	Bulgarian: птича качулка
Brazilian: crista	Czech: hřebínek, chocholka	German: der Kamm
Danish: kam; fjerbusk	Greek: λειρί	Spanish: cresta
Estonian: hari, tutt	Farsi: تاج؛ کاکل	Finnish: harja
French: crête	Hebrew: צִיצַת נוֹצוֹת	Hindi: कलगी
Croatian: kresta	Hungarian: (kakas)taraj	Indonesian: jambul
Icelandic: kambur	Italian: cresta	Japanese: とさか
Korean: 볏	Lithuanian: skiauterė, kuodas	Latvian: sekste; cekuls
Malay: jambul	Dutch: kam	Norwegian: kam, (fjær)topp
Polish: grzebień	Persian: تاج؛ کاکل	Pashto: تاج ، کاکل
Portuguese: crista	Romanian: creastă	Russian: гребешок; хохолок
Slovak: hrebienok, chochol	Slovenian: greben	Serbian: kresta
Swedish: kam, tofs	Thai: หงอน	Turkish: ibik
Taiwanese: 羽冠	Ukrainian: гребінець; чубчик	Urdu: كلغى
Vietnamese: mào gà , mào chim	Chinese: 鸟冠，羽冠
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