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  1. crest
  2. crest clearance
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  5. crest line
  6. crest rail
  7. crest table
  8. crest tile
  9. crest voltmeter
  10. ducal crest coronet
  11. exterior crest
  12. golden crest
  13. military crest
  14. neural crest
  15. peak crest
  16. shell crest
  17. crested fern
  18. roof comb

1crest

noun \ˈkrest\

Definition of CREST

1
a : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird — see bird illustration
b : the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet; also : the top of a helmet
c (1) : a heraldic representation of the crest (2) : a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon but not upon a helmet (3) : coat of arms 2a
d : a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body
2
: something suggesting a crest especially in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: as
a : peak; especially : the top line of a mountain or hill
b : the ridge of a roof
c : the top of a wave
3
a : a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic
b : climax, culmination <at the crest of his fame>
— crest·al \ˈkres-təl\ adjective
— crest·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Examples of CREST

  1. <at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar>
  2. <the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder>

Origin of CREST

Middle English creste, from Anglo-French, from Latin crista; probably akin to Latin crinis hair
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CREST

Synonyms
acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, height, crown, culmination, head, high noon, high tide, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenith
Antonyms
bottom, nadir, rock bottom

Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with CREST

best, breast, Brest, chest, gest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest

2crest

verb

Definition of CREST

transitive verb
1
: to furnish with a crest; also : crown
2
: to reach the crest of <crested the hill and looked around>
intransitive verb
: to rise to a crest <waves cresting in the storm>
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Examples of CREST

  1. We crested the hill and looked out around us.

First Known Use of CREST

15th century

crest

noun \ˈkrest\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CREST

1
: a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird
2
: a process or prominence on a part of an animal body: as a : the upper curve or ridge of the neck of a quadruped (as a horse); also : the mane borne on such a crest b : a ridge especially on a bone <the crest of the tibia>—see frontal crest, occipital crest

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