crest

crest  (krst)

n.

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. Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.

b. A representation of such a device.

4.

a. The top, as of a hill or wave.

b. The highest or culminating point; the peak: the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.

5. The ridge on a roof.

v. crest·ed, crest·ing, crests

v.tr.

1. To decorate or furnish with a crest.

2. To reach the crest of: crested the ridge.

v.intr.

1. To form into a crest or crests: waves cresting over the seawall.

2. To reach a crest: The swollen river crested at 9 p.m.

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[Middle English creste, from Old French, from Latin crista; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crest

Noun

1. the top of a mountain, hill, or wave

2. a tuft or growth of feathers or skin on the top of a bird's or animal's head

3. a heraldic design or figure used on a coat of arms and elsewhere

4. an ornamental plume or emblem on top of a helmet

Verb

1. to come or rise to a high point

2. to lie at the top of

3. to reach the top of (a hill or wave) [Latin crista]

crested adj

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crest  (krst)

The part of a wave with greatest magnitude; the highest part of a wave. Compare trough. See more at wave.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crest - the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
	2.	crest - 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" summit, top, peak, tip, crown hilltop, brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" pinnacle - a lofty peak place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain
	3.	crest - the center of a cambered road crown road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
	4.	crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet blazon, blazonry, coat of arms, arms - the official symbols of a family, state, etc. emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
	5.	crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal tuft - a bunch of feathers or hair topknot - showy crest or knot of hair or feathers comb, coxcomb, cockscomb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Verb	1.	crest - lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" cap lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	2.	crest - reach a high point; "The river crested last night" peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"

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crest

noun 1. top, summit, peak, ridge, highest point, pinnacle, apex, head, crown, height

noun 2. tuft, crown, comb, plume, mane, tassel, topknot, cockscomb

noun 3. emblem, badge, symbol, insignia, charge, bearings, device

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A terrain feature of such altitude that it restricts fire or observation in an area beyond, resulting in dead space, or limiting the minimum elevation, or both.

Translations

crest [krɛst] n [of bird] → cresta; [of hill] → cima, cumbre f [of helmet] → cimera; [of coat of arms] → blasón m

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crest [krɛst] n → crête f [of helmet]; cimier m [of coat of arms]; timbre m

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crest [krɛst] n (of hill) → Kamm m;

(of bird) → Haube f;

(coat of arms) → Wappen nt

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crest [krɛst] n → cresta; [of helmet] → pennacchiera; [of coat of arms] → cimiero