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English noun: crest | |||
| 1. | crest (location) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| 2. | crest (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 | crown, peak, summit, tip, top | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brow, hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle | ||
| 3. | crest (artifact) the center of a cambered road | ||
| Synonyms | crown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top, top side, upper side, upside | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
| 4. | crest (artifact) (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emblem | ||
| Part meronym | arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms | ||
| Domain category | heraldry | ||
| 5. | crest (animal) a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cockscomb, comb, coxcomb, topknot, tuft | ||
English verb: crest | |||
| 1. | crest (stative) lie at the top of | ||
| Samples | Snow capped the mountains. | ||
| Synonyms | cap | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 2. | crest (motion) reach a high point | ||
| Samples | The river crested last night. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | peak, top out | ||
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