crest

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crest

The cardinal proudly displays its bright red crest.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A showy growth on the head: A tuft, comb, or similar projection of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.
    • A heraldic emblem: A distinctive device or figure originally borne on a knight's helmet and later used as a family or institutional symbol.
    • The top or highest point: The summit, peak, or highest part of something, such as a hill, mountain, or wave.
    • A ridge or line: The top line or ridge of something, like the crest of a roof or the crest of a sand dune.

  2. Verb:

    • To reach a high point: To reach the highest level, point, or stage of something.
    • To lie at the top of: To form or be positioned at the top or highest part of something.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The rooster's red crest stood up when it crowed.
    • Their family crest featured a lion and a shield.
    • We finally reached the crest of the mountain and enjoyed the view.
    • The surfer rode the crest of the wave perfectly.

  • Verb:

    • The river is expected to crest at noon tomorrow.
    • Old pine trees crest the hill behind the village.
Advanced Usage

  • "On the crest of a wave": At the peak of success or popularity.

    • The young singer is on the crest of a wave after her hit single.

  • "Crest and trough": The highest and lowest points of a wave, often used metaphorically.

    • The economy moves in cycles of crest and trough.
Variants and Related Words

  • Crested (adj): Having a crest.

    • The crested crane is a beautiful bird.

  • Crestfallen (adj): Dispirited and disappointed; dejected (literally, with a fallen or drooping crest, like a bird).

    • He was crestfallen after not getting the job.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for top point): Summit, peak, apex, pinnacle, crown.
  • Noun (for growth on head): Comb, tuft, plume.
  • Verb (to reach a high point): Peak, climax, culminate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Crest" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verbal uses are typically intransitive or transitive as shown in the main definitions.)

Related Idioms
  • "To crest the hill": To pass the most difficult part of a task or journey.
    • The project was tough, but we've crested the hill and the rest should be easier.
crest

The cardinal proudly displays its bright red crest.

Noun
  1. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
  2. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
  3. the center of a cambered road
  4. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
    • the view from the peak was magnificent
    • they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
    • the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
  5. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Verb
  1. reach a high point
    • The river crested last night
  2. lie at the top of
    • Snow capped the mountains

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