Crest Meaning and Definition

Word: Crest

How to pronounce: krest

Noun

Definitions:

1. A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

Example sentences: "A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest"

2. The top of a mountain or hill.

Example sentences: "She reached the crest of the hill"

3. The curling foamy top of a wave.

Example sentences: "A high wave formed by the meeting of two crests"

4. A distinctive device borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet), or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper or silverware, to represent a family or corporate body.

Example sentences: "The two ornate crests represented the families of Ivor's grandfather and grandmother respectively."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Reach the top of (something such as a hill or wave)

Example sentences: "She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her"

2. (of a wave) form a curling foamy top.

Example sentences: "The swell begins to curl and crest"

3. Have attached or affixed at the top.

Example sentences: "His helmet was crested with a fan of spikes"

Synonyms:

emblem

coat of arms

blazon

arms

forelock

tuft

comb

ridge

arete

crown

summit

peak

top

pinnacle

capstone

zenith

culmination

apex

height

tip

Derivations:

cresting

crested

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Crest in Other Languages...

Spanish: Cresta

German: Crest

French: Crest

Italian: Cresta

Turkish: Tepe