crown | ||
1. | [ verb ] (government) invest with regal power; enthrone | |
Synonyms: | coronate | |
Examples: | "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" |
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Related terms: | invest | |
2. | [ verb ] be the culminating event | |
Synonyms: | top | |
Examples: | "The speech crowned the meeting" |
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Related terms: | culminate | |
3. | [ noun ] (clothing) an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty | |
Synonyms: | diadem | |
Related terms: | crown_jewels jewelled_headdress coronet | |
4. | [ noun ] (dentistry) the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum | |
Related terms: | top jacket_crown tooth enamel | |
5. | [ noun ] a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory | |
Related terms: | wreath crown_of_thorns | |
6. | [ noun ] the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy | |
Examples: | "the colonies revolted against the Crown" |
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Related terms: | symbol british_crown | |
7. | [ noun ] (clothing) the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head | |
Related terms: | vertex hat | |
8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14093 | |
9. | [ verb ] form the topmost part of | |
Examples: | "A weather vane crowns the building" |
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Related terms: | head | |
10. | [ noun ] an English coin worth 5 shillings | |
Related terms: | coin | |
11. | [ noun ] the upper branches and leaves of a tree | |
Synonyms: | treetop capitulum | |
Related terms: | top tree | |
12. | [ noun ] the top point of a mountain or hill | |
Synonyms: | top crest peak summit tip | |
Examples: | "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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Related terms: | topographic_point hilltop mountain_peak pinnacle | |
13. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the top point of a mountain or hill | |
Synonyms: | top crest peak tip summit | |
Examples: | "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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Related terms: | topographic_point upper_bound hilltop mountain_peak pinnacle cap summit | |
14. | [ verb ] put a crown on | |
Examples: | "crown my teeth" |
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Related terms: | cover | |
15. | [ noun ] the award given to the champion | |
Synonyms: | pennant | |
Related terms: | award | |
16. | [ noun ] the top of the head | |
Synonyms: | poll pate | |
Related terms: | top tonsure human_head | |
17. | [ noun ] the center of a cambered road | |
Synonyms: | crest | |
Related terms: | top road | |
Similar spelling: |
croon creon Cron cran Cryan Croom crony crone crohn Crean Craun crane Crain Croney Crayne cranny Craney Craine crayon |