| crown (kroun) n. 1. An ornamental circlet or head covering, often made of precious metal set with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty. 2. often Crown a. The power, position, or empire of a monarch or of a state governed by constitutional monarchy. b. The monarch as head of state. 3. A distinction or reward for achievement, especially a title signifying championship in a sport. 4. Something resembling a diadem in shape. 5. a. A coin stamped with a crown or crowned head on one side. b. Abbr. cr. A silver coin formerly used in Great Britain and worth five shillings. c. Any one of several coins, such as the koruna, the krona, or the krone, having a name that means "crown." 6. a. The top or highest part of the head. b. The head itself. 7. The top or upper part of a hat. 8. The highest point or summit. 9. The highest, primary, or most valuable part, attribute, or state: considered the rare Turkish stamp the crown of their collection. 10. Dentistry a. The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line. b. An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth. 11. Nautical The lowest part of an anchor, where the arms are joined to the shank. 12. Architecture The highest portion of an arch, including the keystone. 13. Botany a. The upper part of a tree, which includes the branches and leaves. b. The part of a plant, usually at ground level, where the stem and roots merge. c. The persistent, mostly underground base of a perennial herb. d. See corona. 14. The crest of an animal, especially of a bird. 15. The portion of a cut gem above the girdle. v. crowned, crown·ing, crowns v.tr. 1. To put a crown or garland on the head of. 2. To invest with regal power; enthrone. 3. To confer honor, dignity, or reward upon. 4. To surmount or be the highest part of. 5. To form the crown, top, or chief ornament of. 6. To bring to completion or successful conclusion; consummate: crowned the event with a lavish reception. 7. Dentistry To put a crown on (a tooth). 8. Games To make (a piece in checkers that has reached the last row) into a king by placing another piece upon it. 9. Informal To hit on the head. v.intr. To reach a stage in labor when a large segment of the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal orifice. Used of a fetus. [Middle English crowne, from Anglo-Norman coroune, from Latin cor  na, wreath, garland, crown, from Greek korn , anything curved, kind of crown, from kornos, curved; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
crown [kraʊn]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) an ornamental headdress denoting sovereignty, usually made of gold embedded with precious stones
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a wreath or garland for the head, awarded as a sign of victory, success, honour, etc.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) monarchy or kingship
4. an award, distinction, or title, given as an honour to reward merit, victory, etc.
5. (History / Heraldry) anything resembling or symbolizing a crown, such as a sergeant major's badge or a heraldic bearing
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies)
a. History a coin worth 25 pence (five shillings)
b. any of several continental coins, such as the krona or krone, with a name meaning crown
7. the top or summit of something, esp of a rounded object crown of a hill crown of the head
8. (Social Science / Human Geography) the centre part of a road, esp when it is cambered
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. the leaves and upper branches of a tree
b. the junction of root and stem, usually at the level of the ground
c. another name for corona [6]
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology
a. the cup and arms of a crinoid, as distinct from the stem
b. the crest of a bird
11. the outstanding quality, achievement, state, etc. the crown of his achievements
12. (Medicine / Dentistry)
a. the enamel-covered part of a tooth above the gum
b.
artificial crown a substitute crown, usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin, fitted over a decayed or broken tooth
13. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) the part of a cut gem above the girdle
14. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) Horology a knurled knob for winding a watch
15. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank
16. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the highest part of an arch or vault
17. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a standard size of printing paper, 15 by 20 inches
vb (tr)
1. to put a crown on the head of, symbolically vesting with royal title, powers, etc.
2. to place a crown, wreath, garland, etc., on the head of
3. to place something on or over the head or top of he crowned the pie with cream
4. to confer a title, dignity, or reward upon he crowned her best cook
5. to form the summit or topmost part of the steeple crowned the tower
6. to cap or put the finishing touch to a series of events to crown it all it rained, too
7. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Draughts to promote (a draught) to a king by placing another draught on top of it, as after reaching the end of the board
8. (Medicine / Dentistry) to attach a crown to (a tooth)
9. Slang to hit over the head
[from Old French corone, from Latin corōna wreath, crown, from Greek korōnē crown, something curved]
crownless adj
Crown [kraʊn]
n (sometimes not capital; usually preceded by the)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the sovereignty or realm of a monarch
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the government of a constitutional monarchy
b. (as modifier) Crown property
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Crown - the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| 2. | crown - the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense enamel, tooth enamel - hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" | |
| 3. | crown - a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory crown of thorns - a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion | |
| 4. |  crown - an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereigntycoronet - a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign crown jewels - regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress - a headdress adorned with jewels | |
| 5. | crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head | |
| 6. | crown - an English coin worth 5 shillings coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money | |
| 7. |  crown - the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other planttop - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms capitulum - an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree | |
| 8. |  crown - 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"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 | |
| 9. |  crown - the award given to the champion | |
| 10. | crown - the top of the head human head - the head of a human being tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head 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" | |
| 11. | crown - (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | |
| 12. | crown - the center of a cambered road 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | crown - invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" |
| 2. |  crown - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" | |
| 3. | crown - form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building" head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president" | |
| 4. | crown - put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
crown
noun
1. coronet, tiara, diadem, circlet, coronal (poetic), chaplet a beautiful woman wearing a golden crown
2. laurel wreath, trophy, distinction, prize, bays, honour, garland, laurels, wreath, kudos He won the middleweight crown in 1947.
verb
3. cap, finish, complete, perfect, fulfil, consummate, round off, put the finishing touch to, put the tin lid on, be the climax or culmination of The summit was crowned by the signing of the historical treaty.
4. (Slang) strike, belt (informal), bash, hit over the head, box, punch, cuff, biff (slang), wallop I felt like crowning him with the frying pan.
the Crown
5. monarch, ruler, sovereign, rex (Latin), emperor or empress, king or queen loyal subjects of the Crown
6. monarchy, sovereignty, royalty All treasure trove is the property of the Crown.
Translations
crown [kraʊn]
A. N
1. (= headdress, monarchy) → corona f
2. (Jur) the Crown → el Estado
3. (Sport) (= championship title) → campeonato m, título m
B. VT
1. [+ king etc] → coronar
he was crowned king → fue coronado rey
all the crowned heads of Europe → todos los monarcas europeos
he was crowned king → fue coronado rey
all the crowned heads of Europe → todos los monarcas europeos
2. (usu pass) (= cap, round off) → coronar, rematar
and to crown it all it began to snow → y para colmo(de desgracias) or para remate empezó a nevar
I wouldn't exactly say our efforts were crowned with success (iro) → yo no me atrevería a decir que nuestros esfuerzos se vieron coronados por el éxito
and to crown it all it began to snow → y para colmo(de desgracias) or para remate empezó a nevar
I wouldn't exactly say our efforts were crowned with success (iro) → yo no me atrevería a decir que nuestros esfuerzos se vieron coronados por el éxito
3. [+ tooth] → poner una corona en
4. (Draughts) [+ piece] → coronar
5. (= hit) → golpear en la cabeza
I'll crown you if you do that again! → ¡como lo vuelves a hacer te rompo la crisma!
I'll crown you if you do that again! → ¡como lo vuelves a hacer te rompo la crisma!
crown [ˈkraʊn]
crown
crown:
crown:
n
(for royalty) → Krone f; crown of thorns → Dornenkrone f; the Crown → die Krone; to wear the crown → auf dem Thron sitzen; to be heir to the crown → Thronfolger(in) m(f) → sein; to succeed to the crown → die Thronfolge antreten
(= coin) → Krone f
(= top) (of head) → Wirbel m; (= skull) → Schädel m; (= head measurement) → Kopf(umfang) m; (of hat) → Kopf m; (of road) → Wölbung f; (of arch) → Scheitelpunkt m; (of roof) → First m; (of tooth, tree) → Krone f; (of hill) → Kuppe f
(= size of paper) englisches Papierformat (ca. 45 × 38 cm2)
(fig: = climax, completion) → Krönung f
vt
(= top) the hill is crowned with trees → die Bergkuppe ist mit Bäumen bewachsen; the cake was crowned with marzipan decorations → der Kuchen war zur Krönung des Ganzen (noch) mit Marzipanfiguren geschmückt; to be crowned with success (fig) → von Erfolg gekrönt sein
(fig: = form climax to) → krönen; to crown it all it began to snow (inf) → zur Krönung des Ganzen begann es zu schneien; that crowns everything! (inf) → das ist doch der Gipfel or die Höhe! (inf)
tooth → eine Krone machen für; the tooth had been crowned before → der Zahn hatte schon vorher eine Krone gehabt
(inf: = hit) → eine runterhauen (+dat) (inf)
crown:
Crown Agent
n (Brit Pol) Mitglied des Entwicklungshilfeausschusses
crown colony
n → Kronkolonie f
crown cork
n → Kron(en)korken m
crown court
n Bezirksgericht für Strafsachen
crown:
crown jewels
pl → Kronjuwelen pl
crown lands
Crown law
n (Brit: Jur) → Strafrecht nt
crown prince
n → Kronprinz m
crown princess
n → Kronprinzessin f
crown wheel
n → Kronenrad nt, → Kammrad nt
crown [kraʊn]
crown [kraʊn]
1. n
2. vt
a. (king) (fig) → incoronare; (tooth) → incapsulare
and to crown it all ... (fig) → e per giunta..., e come se non bastasse...
and to crown it all ... (fig) → e per giunta..., e come se non bastasse...
crown [kraʊn]
1. n
n crown [kraun]
1 a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour the queen's crown. kroon تـاج корона koruna krone die Krone στέμμα corona kroon تاج kruunu couronne כֶּתֶר राजमुकुट kruna korona mahkota kóróna corona 王冠 왕관 karūna kronis mahkota kroon krone korona coroa coroană корона koruna krona kruna krona มงกุฎ taç 王冠 корона تاج vương miện 王冠
2 (with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy revenue belonging to the Crown. kroon صاحِب التاج (المَلِك أو المَلِكَـه) Корона panovník Kronen; kongemagten der Thron μονάρχης corona kroon دربار kruunu Couronne הַמְדִינָה मुकुट vladar korona raja krúna; konunglegt vald Corona 君主 왕권 karaliaus valdžia, sostas karaļa vara; tronis tahta kroon kronen, kongemakten; påtalemyndigheten korona, państwo coroa Coroană корона, престол koruna Krona kraljevska vlast kronan, staten กษัตริย์ hükümdar 君王 корона; королівська влада بادشاه يا ملكہ، اقتدار شاهى ngôi vua 君王
3 the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc We reached the crown of the hill. kruin قِمَّـة، رأس връх vrchol; temeno isse; hattepuld; top der Gipfel κορυφή coronilla (cabeza); cima, cumbre pealagi, mütsipõhi, tipp نوک؛ قله laki faîte קוֹקוֹד शिखर vrh tető puncak toppur cima てっぺん 우두머리 viršūnė, viršus virsa puncak top hattepull, (bakke-/fjell)topp szczyt, zwieńczenie, wierzchołek topo creastă; vârf макушка; тулья; верхушка temeno, vrch vrh vrh topp, krön, hjässa, hattkulle จุดสูงสุด; ยอด tepe 頂部 маківка, тім'я كسى چيز كا اوپری حصہ đỉnh; chóp 顶部
4 (an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen. kroon تاج السِّن коронка korunka krone; tandkrone die Zahnkrone στεφάνη δοντιού corona, funda hambakroon روکش دندان kruunu couronne כֶּתֶר नकली दांत kruna korona (fogé) kepala gigi króna, viðgerð á tönn corona 歯冠 치관 karūnėlė (zoba) kronītis gigi palsu kroon krone koronka coroa coroană коронка korunka prevleka krunica krona ฟันปลอม kuron 牙冠 коронка دانت پر چڑهايا هوا پتّر thân răng 镶上的齿冠
v
1 to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head The archbishop crowned the queen. tot koning kroon يُتَوِّج (مَلِكا) коронясвам korunovat krone krönen στέφω coronar kroonima تاجگذاری کردن kruunata couronner לְהָכתִיר राज्यभिषेक करना okruniti megkoronáz menobatkan krÿna incoronare 王位につかせる 왕위에 앉히다 karūnuoti kronēt tabal kronen krone koronować coroar a încorona короновать korunovať kronati krunisati kröna ทำพิธีราชาภิเษก taç giydirmek 為...加冕 вінчати, коронувати تاج پوشى كرنا، بادشاه بنانا tôn lên làm vua 为...加冠
2 to form the top part of (something) an iced cake crowned with a cherry. bekroon يُتَوِّج أعلى الشَّيء (كَعْكَه) украсявам ozdobit krone krönen βρίσκομαι στην κορυφή ενός πράγματος coronar; rematar kroonima بر فراز قرار دادن kruunata couronner לַעֲטוֹת, לְעַטֵר मुकुट पहनाना biti svrha betetéz memahkotai krÿna, vera efst á completare ～に冠する 얹다 apvainikuoti, papuošti pārklāt; vainagot dihiasi bekronen sette kronen på (verket), toppe wieńczyć coroar a acoperi увенчивать ozdobiť okrasiti biti prekriven toppa ทำส่วนยอด tepesini kaplamak/örtmek 構成...的頂部 увінчувати كسى چيز كا اوپری حصہ هونا đặt lên đỉnh 为...加顶
3 to put an artificial crown on (a tooth). kroon يُلبِّس السِّن تاجا صِناعيّا слагам коронка nasadit korunku sætte en krone på Zahn überkronen βάζω θήκη σε δόντι poner una corona krooni panema روکش کردن varustaa kruunulla couronner לָשִׂים כֶּתֶר दांत पर क्राउन लगाना staviti krunu (zub) koronát tesz rá menambal setja krónu á tönn incapsulare, mettere una corona 歯冠をかぶせる 치관을 쒸우다 uždėti karūnėlę uzlikt kronīti (zobam) menghias gigi van een kroon voorzien sette krone på (en tann) nakładać koronę pôr uma coroa a pune o coroană (dentară) ставить коронку nasadiť korunku pokriti s prevleko staviti krunicu na zub sätta en krona på ใส่ฟันปลอม kuron/kaplama yapmak; kaplamak 裝上牙冠 ставити коронку دانت پر پتّر چڑهانا bịt răng 为牙齿镶假齿冠
4 to hit (someone) on the head If you do that again, I'll crown you! pos, slaan يَضربُ عَلى الرأس удрям по главата dát pohlavek give på hattepulden jemandem eins auf's Dach geben (sl.) χτυπώ κπ. στο κεφάλι golpear en la cabeza, dar un coscorrón pähe koksama تو سری زدن lyödä päähän flanquer un coup sur la tête לְהַכּוֹת בַּראֹש सिर पर मारना udariti u glavu fejbe ver memukul kepala lemja ofan á höfuð e-s colpire 頭をたたく 머리를 때리다 trenkti (kam) per galvą iegāzt (pa galvu) memukul kepala een draai om de oren geven slå i hodet, gi en dask uderzać w głowę bater a da (una) la cap треснуть по башке dať zaucho mahniti po glavi udariti po glavi slå ngn i skallen ตีหัว kafasına/başına vurmak 打...的頭部 бити по голові سر پر مارنا giáng một cú vào đầu 打...的头部
crown prince
the heir to the throne. kroonprins وَلي العَهد престолонаследник následník trůnu kronprins der Kronprinz διάδοχος príncipe heredero kroonprints ولیعهد kruununprinssi prince héritier יוֹרֵש הָעֶצֶר युवराज princ, prijestolonasljednik trónörökös putra mahkota krónprins, ríkisarfi principe ereditario 皇太子 황태자 sosto įpėdinis kroņprincis putera pewaris kroonprins kronprins, arveprins następca tronu príncipe herdeiro prinţ moştenitor кронпринц korunný princ prestolonaslednik prestolonaslednik kronprins ทายาทของกษัตริย์ที่เป็นผู้ชาย veliaht 王儲 наслідний принц ولي عهد thái tử 王储
crown princess
1 the wife of a crown prince. kroonprinses زوجة ولي العَـهـْـد съпруга на престолонаследник korunní princezna kronprinsesse die Kronprinzessin σύζυγος διαδόχου princesa consorte kroonprintsess همسر ولیعهد kruununprinsessa princesse royale/impériale יוֹרֶשֶת הָעֶצֶר युवराज की पत्नी princeza trónörökösné istri putra mahkota krónprinsessa principessa consorte 皇太子妃 황태자비 sosto įpėdinio žmona kroņprinča sieva permaisuri putera pewaris kroonprinses kronprinsesse żona następcy tronu princesa consorte soţia prinţului moştenitor супруга кронпринца korunná princezná prestolonaslednikova žena princeza kronprinsessa คู่สมรสของทายาทกษัตริย์ที่เป็นผู้ชาย veliahtın eşi 王儲妃 дружина наслідника престолу ولى عهد كي بيگم thái tử phi 王储妃
2 the female heir to the throne. kroonprinses وليَّـة العَـهْـد престолонаследница následnice trůnu kronprinsesse die Kronprinzessin (η) διάδοχος princesa heredera kroonprintsess دختر پادشاه kruununprinsessa princesse héritière יוֹרֶשֶת הָעֶצֶר ताज की महिला उत्तराधिकारी princeza trónörökösnő putri mahkota krónprinsessa principessa ereditaria 女性の推定王位相続人 여성 왕위 계승자 sosto įpėdinė kroņprincese wanita pewaris takhta kroonprinses kronprinsesse, arveprinsesse następczyni tronu princesa herdeira prinţesă moştenitoare кронпринцесса korunná princezná prestolonaslednica princeza kronprinsessa ทายาทของกษัตริย์ที่เป็นผู้หญิง kraliçe adayı, prenses 女王儲 наслідна принцеса شهزادى، ولیہ عهد vương phi 女王储
crown → تاج koruna krone Krone στέμμα corona kruunu couronne kruna corona 王冠 왕관 kroon krone korona coroa корона krona กระหม่อม taç vương miện 王冠
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