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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

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

crest [krɛst] n (of hill) → Kamm m;

(of bird) → Haube f;

(coat of arms) → Wappen nt

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

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crest

n crest [krest]

1 the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird. kuif, kam عُرْف الدّيك птича качулка hřebínek, chocholka kam; fjerbusk der Kamm λειρί cresta hari, tutt تاج؛ کاکل harja, töyhtö crête צִיצַת נוֹצוֹת कलगी kresta (kakas)taraj jambul kambur cresta とさか 볏 skiauterė, kuodas sekste; cekuls jambul kam kam, (fjær)topp grzebień crista creastă гребешок; хохолок hrebienok, chochol greben kresta kam, tofs หงอน ibik (禽)冠 гребінець; чубчик كلغى mào gà , mào chim （禽）冠

2 the summit or highest part the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain. kruin قِمّـه، أوْج гребен špička, hřeben top die Krone κορυφή cresta; pico, cumbre hari قله؛ نوک harja crête רֶכֶס शिखर greben vminek a teteje puncak hápunktur; kambur, tindur cresta; cima てっぺん 정점 ketera, viršūnė kore; (viļņa) mugura puncak kruin bølge-/fjelltopp grzbiet crista creastă гребень hrebeň greben vrh krön, topp, kam การขึ้นสู่ระดับสูงสุด doruk, zirve 浪峰 гребінь چ‍وٹ‍ی đỉnh; nóc 浪峰

3 feathers on the top of a helmet. wapen, skild, helmteken الرّيش في أعلى الخوذه плюмаж chochol fjerbusk der Helmbusch λοφίο cimera tutt پرهای روی کلاه خود töyhtö cimier צִיצַת נוֹצוֹת עַל קַסדָה शिरस्त्राण पर लगे पंख perjanica sisakdísz bulu di atas topi hjálmskúfur cimiero 羽毛飾り 투구의 깃털 장식 plunksnos spalvu pušķis (pie cepures) jambu-jambu pluim hjelmkam, fjærbusk pióropusz penacho panaş (de coif) гребень шлема chochol perjanica perjanica hjälmbuske, hjälmkam ขนนกประดับหมวก sorguç 盔上的羽毛飾 гребінь шолома طغرا، كلغى những chiếc lông trên mũ 盔上的羽毛饰

4 a badge or emblem the family crest. wapen شـارَه фамилен герб erb, znak våbenmærke; våbenskjold das Wappen έμβλημα, οικόσημο blasón embleem نشان tunnus armoiries סֶמֶל बिल्ला grb címerpajzs lambang skjaldarmerki insegna nobiliare 紋章 문장 herbas emblēma emblem wapen våpenskjold, familievåpen, bumerke klejnot timbre blazon герб znak grb grb vapen สัญลักษณ์; ตรา arma başlığı 飾章﹐紋章 герб نشان طغرا huy hiệu 顶饰

adj ˈcrested

having a tuft on the head. kuif ذو عُرْف качулат chocholatý toppet mit einem Schopf versehen που έχει λοφίο crestado tutiline, tutt- تاجدار töyhtöpäinen huppé בָּעַל צִיצַת נוֹצוֹת कालगीदार, शिखाधर koji ima krestu bóbitás berjambul með fjaðraskúf crestato 冠毛のある 볏이 있는, 꼭대기 장식이 있는 kuoduotas, skiauterėtas cekulains; ar pušķi izrotāts mempunyai jambul met een kam,gekuifd toppet grzebieniasty cristado cu creastă с хохолком chocholatý grebenast koji ima krestu na glavi tofsprydd ผมหรือขนกำลังขึ้น tepeli, ibikli 有頂飾的 з гребінцем; чубатий كلغى لگا هوا có mào 有顶饰的