Definitions of crown [ʊn]

Translate crown to

Definition of 'crown'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) crown
any of various types of headgear, often made of precious metal and set with gems, worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty.

2.  crown
the power or dominion of a sovereign.

3.  crown
(often cap.) the sovereign as head of the state, or the supreme governing power of a state under a monarchical government.

4.  crown
an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, conferred as a mark of victory or distinction.

5.  crown
a distinction or award for a great achievement.

6.  crown
a championship title.

7.  crown
any crownlike emblem or design.

8.  crown
the top or highest part of anything, as of a hat or the head.

9.  crown
the part of a tooth that is covered by enamel.

10.  crown
an artificial substitute, as of gold or porcelain, for the crown of a tooth.

11.  crown
the highest or most nearly perfect state of anything; culmination.

12.  crown
Bot.

13.  crown
the leaves and living branches of a tree.

14.  crown
the point at which the root of a seed plant joins the stem.

15.  crown
the crest, as of a bird.

16.  crown
a knurled knob for winding a watch.

17.  crown
any of various coins bearing the figure of a crown.

18.  crown
a former British silver coin, equal to five shillings.

19.  crown
any of various monetary units or coins with a name meaning “crown,” as the koruna, króna, or krone.

20.  crown
the part of a cut gem above the girdle; bezel.

21.  crown
the part of an anchor at which the arms join the shank.

22. (v.t.) crown
to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power.

23.  crown
to place a crown or garland upon the head of.

24.  crown
to honor or reward; invest with honor, dignity, etc.

25.  crown
to be at the top or highest part of.

26.  crown
to bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion.

27.  crown
Informal. to hit on the top of the head.

28.  crown
to give to (a construction) an upper surface of convex section or outline.

29.  crown
to cap (a tooth) with a false crown.

30.  crown
to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row.

Etymology: (1125–75; ME coroune, cr(o)une < AF coroune < L corōna wreath; see corona)

Definition of 'crown'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Crown
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
"the colonies revolted against the Crown"

2. (noun) crown
the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel

3. (noun) crown
a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

4. (noun) crown, diadem
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

5. (noun) crown
the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head

6. (noun) crown
an English coin worth 5 shillings

7. (noun) crown, treetop
the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

8. (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"

9. (noun) pennant, crown
the award given to the champion

10. (noun) pate, poll, crown
the top of the head

11. (noun) crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

12. (verb) crown, crest
the center of a cambered road

13. (verb) crown, coronate
invest with regal power; enthrone
"The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"

14. (verb) crown, top
be the culminating event
"The speech crowned the meeting"

15. (verb) crown
form the topmost part of
"A weather vane crowns the building"

16. (verb) crown
put an enamel cover on
"crown my teeth"

Definition of 'crown'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) crown
a head decoration worn by a king or queen

2. (verb) crown
to make sb king or queen in a ceremony
the day George was crowned king

Definition of 'crown'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) crown
a wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward

2. (noun) crown
a royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc

3. (noun) crown
the person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article

4. (noun) crown
imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty

5. (noun) crown
anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish

6. (noun) crown
highest state; acme; consummation; perfection

7. (noun) crown
the topmost part of anything; the summit

8. (noun) crown
the topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain

9. (noun) crown
the part of a hat above the brim

10. (noun) crown
the part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth

11. (noun) crown
the vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only

12. (noun) crown
same as Corona

13. (noun) crown
that part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank

14. (noun) crown
the rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line

15. (noun) crown
the bights formed by the several turns of a cable

16. (noun) crown
the upper range of facets in a rose diamond

17. (noun) crown
the dome of a furnace

18. (noun) crown
the area inclosed between two concentric perimeters

19. (noun) crown
a round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure

20. (noun) crown
a size of writing paper. See under Paper

21. (noun) crown
a coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents

22. (noun) crown
an ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown

23. (noun) crown
to cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power

24. (noun) crown
to bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify

25. (noun) crown
to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect

26. (noun) crown
to cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley

27. (noun) crown
to effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach

28. crown
of Crow

29. crown
p. p. of Crow

Translation of 'crown'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour the queen's crown.
Afrikaans: kroon	Arabic: تـاج	Bulgarian: корона
Brazilian: coroa	Czech: koruna	German: die Krone
Danish: krone	Greek: στέμμα	Spanish: corona
Estonian: kroon	Farsi: تاج	Finnish: kruunu
French: couronne	Hebrew: כֶּתֶר	Hindi: राजमुकुट
Croatian: kruna	Hungarian: korona	Indonesian: mahkota
Icelandic: kóróna	Italian: corona	Japanese: 王冠
Korean: 왕관	Lithuanian: karūna	Latvian: kronis
Malay: mahkota	Dutch: kroon	Norwegian: krone
Polish: korona	Persian: تاج	Pashto: تاج
Portuguese: coroa	Romanian: coroană	Russian: корона
Slovak: koruna	Slovenian: krona	Serbian: kruna
Swedish: krona	Thai: มงกุฎ	Turkish: taç
Taiwanese: 王冠	Ukrainian: корона	Urdu: تاج
Vietnamese: vương miện	Chinese: 王冠
Get even more *translations for crown...*