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- Dictionarycrest/krɛst/
noun
- 1. a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal: "a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest" Similar
- 2. the top of a mountain or hill: "she reached the crest of the hill" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. reach the top of (a hill or wave): "she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her"
- 2. (of a wave) form a curling foamy top: "the swell begins to curl and crest"
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the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill: the crest of a hill / wave. a growth of feathers, fur, or skin along the top of the heads of some animals. Martin Davenport/EyeEm/GettyImages. a decoration, usually made of feathers or animal hair, on the top of a soldier's hat, especially in the past.
The meaning of CREST is a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird. How to use crest in a sentence.
noun. 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.
be on the crest of a wave, at be riding the crest of a wave idiom; See all idioms and phrases
a tuft or growth of feathers, fur, or skin along the top of the heads of some birds, reptiles, and other animals. 2. something resembling or suggesting this. 3. the top, highest point, or highest stage of something. 4. a ridge on the neck of a horse, dog, lion, etc. 5. the mane or hair growing from this ridge.
1. a. A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal. b. An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers. c. A ridge or an appendage on a plant part, such as on a leaf or petal. 2. a. A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet. b. A helmet. 3. a.
A crest is a showy tuft of feathers on the head of a bird. It's easy to identify a male cardinal by its bright red color and the tufted crest on its head. The Latin word crista , which crest comes from, means "tuft or comb."
CREST definition: 1. the highest part of a hill or wave 2. the feathers that point upwards on a bird's head 3. a…. Learn more.
Definition of crest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. crests. Any process or growth on the head of an animal, as a comb or feathered tuft on certain birds. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers. American Heritage. A plume or emblem, formerly worn on a helmet. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
