crest (kr st)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.
[Middle English creste, from Old French, from Latin crista; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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
crest (krst) The part of a wave with greatest magnitude; the highest part of a wave. Compare trough. See more at wave. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  crest - the top line of a hill, mountain, or waveline - 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"hilltop, brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" 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" | | 3. | crest - the center of a cambered roadroad, 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 helmetemblem - 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 animaltuft - 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"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" |
crest
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
 crest [krɛst] n → crête f [ of helmet]; cimier m [ of coat of arms]; timbre m
 crest [krɛst] n ( of hill) → Kamm m;
 crest [krɛst] n → cresta; [ of helmet] → pennacchiera; [ of coat of arms] → cimiero
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