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English noun: Crown | |||
| 1. | Crown (communication) the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy | ||
| Samples | The colonies revolted against the Crown. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
| Instance hyponym | British Crown | ||
| 2. | crown (body) the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top | ||
| Part holonym | enamel, tooth enamel | ||
| Part meronym | tooth | ||
| 3. | crown (artifact) a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, wreath | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crown of thorns | ||
| 4. | crown (artifact) an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty | ||
| Synonyms | diadem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crown jewels, jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coronet | ||
| 5. | crown (artifact) the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acme, apex, peak, vertex | ||
| Part meronym | chapeau, hat, lid | ||
| 6. | crown (possession) an English coin worth 5 shillings | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coin | ||
| 7. | crown (plant) the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant | ||
| Synonyms | treetop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capitulum | ||
| Part meronym | tree | ||
| 8. | crown (location) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | ||
| Samples | The view from the peak was magnificent. They clambered to the tip of Monadnock. The region is a few molecules wide at the summit. | ||
| Synonyms | crest, peak, summit, tip, top | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brow, hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle | ||
| 9. | crown (communication) the award given to the champion | ||
| Synonyms | pennant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels | ||
| 10. | crown (body) the top of the head | ||
| Synonyms | pate, poll | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top, top side, upper side, upside | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tonsure | ||
| Part meronym | human head | ||
| 11. | crown (artifact) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth | ||
| Samples | Tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown. | ||
| Synonyms | cap, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dental appliance | ||
| Domain category | dental medicine, dentistry, odontology | ||
| 12. | crown (artifact) the center of a cambered road | ||
| Synonyms | crest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top, top side, upper side, upside | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
English verb: crown | |||
| 1. | crown (social) invest with regal power; enthrone | ||
| Samples | The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey. | ||
| Synonyms | coronate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enthrone, invest, vest | ||
| 2. | crown (change) be the culminating event | ||
| Samples | The speech crowned the meeting. | ||
| Synonyms | top | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | climax, culminate | ||
| 3. | crown (stative) form the topmost part of | ||
| Samples | A weather vane crowns the building. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | head | ||
| 4. | crown (contact) put an enamel cover on | ||
| Samples | Crown my teeth. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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