crest
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
the head or top of anything.
a ridge or ridgelike formation.
the foamy top of a wave.
the point of highest flood, as of a river.
the highest point or level; climax; culmination.
a tuft or other natural growth on the top of the head of an animal, as the comb of a rooster.
anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft.
the ridge of the neck of a horse, dog, etc.
the mane growing from this ridge.
an ornament or heraldic device surmounting a helmet.
a helmet.
a ridge running from front to back along the top of a helmet; comb.
Heraldry. a figure borne above the escutcheon in an achievement of arms, either on a helmet or by itself as a distinguishing device.
Anatomy. a ridge, especially on a bone.
a ridge or other prominence on any part of the body of an animal.
Architecture. a cresting.
Machinery. (in a screw or other threaded object) the ridge or surface farthest from the body of the object and defined by the flanks of the thread.: Compare root1 (def. 15a).
to furnish with a crest.
to serve as a crest for; crown or top.
to reach the crest or summit of (a hill, mountain, etc.).
to form or rise to a crest, as a wave or river.
to reach the crest or highest level: Interest in the project has crested.
Origin of crest
1Other words from crest
- crested, adjective
- crestless, adjective
- subcrest, noun
- un·crest·ed, adjective
- un·der·crest, noun
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How to use crest in a sentence
It’s no secret that esports has been on the crest of a hype cycle for the last year, but it’s getting to a point where the industry has to face the realities of the market.
‘Esports isn’t lucrative in the near term’: FaZe Clan CEO’s endgame for gaming | Seb Joseph | February 18, 2021 | DigidayWe may now be coming back down from the crest of that curve, Topol says.
COVID-19 Case Counts Have Started Falling in the U.S. This May Be Why | Jamie Ducharme | February 10, 2021 | TimeYou have to muster enough speed so you don’t get stuck at the crest, but not too much that the car flips over on the other side.
The Strange Allure of a Flight to Nowhere (and Other Places We're Desperate to Go) | Susanna Schrobsdorff | February 7, 2021 | TimeBut what happens at Winchester University is a microcosm of the cruel world beyond its be-crested gates.
‘Dear White People’ Is the Race Movie America Didn’t Know It Needed | Rawiya Kameir | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe buy shares when the market has crested, and sell when the market has hit bottom.
The flip side, however, is that as quickly as the tide crested it can recede.
The office shooting in Orlando—on the same day unemployment crested 10 percent—is a deadly omen.
All told, it was an incredible effort to save a campaign that—even before the scandal crested—was over by January 30, 2008.
A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe sea is black, with sufficient swell on it to cause a few crested waves here and there to gleam intensely white by contrast.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneOn heavily-crested stationery follow the missives of the ladies whose daughters would make sweet bridesmaids.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanPausing at a hut on the side of the great green mountain, we looked north toward Helva, white-crested with a wreath of vapour.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginHe describes the storm sweeping over the white-crested mountains till the earth, like a hoary king, trembles with fear.
Sacred Books of the East | Various
British Dictionary definitions for crest (1 of 2)
/ (krɛst) /
a tuft or growth of feathers, fur, or skin along the top of the heads of some birds, reptiles, and other animals
something resembling or suggesting this
the top, highest point, or highest stage of something
a ridge on the neck of a horse, dog, lion, etc
the mane or hair growing from this ridge
an ornamental piece, such as a plume, on top of a helmet
heraldry a symbol of a family or office, usually representing a beast or bird, borne in addition to a coat of arms and used in medieval times to decorate the helmet
a ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
a ridge along the surface of a bone
Also called: cresting archery identifying rings painted around an arrow shaft
(intr) to come or rise to a high point
(tr) to lie at the top of; cap
(tr) to go to or reach the top of (a hill, wave, etc)
Origin of crest
1Derived forms of crest
- crested, adjective
- crestless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for CREST (2 of 2)
/ (krɛst) /
an electronic share-settlement system, created by the Bank of England and owned by 69 firms, that began operations in 1996
Origin of CREST
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for crest
[ krĕst ]
The part of a wave with greatest magnitude; the highest part of a wave. Compare trough. See more at wave.
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