crown
v.
appoint as king, appoint as queen; honor
n.
headdress worn by royalty; decorative headdress; wreath worn on the head; top part of the head; summit, highest point; epitome; part of the tooth above the gum; artificial cap for the tooth (Dentistry); former British coin
Crown
Crown
Crown 1. the topmost part of an organ or structure, e.g., the top of the head. 2. artificial c. anatomical crown the upper, enamel-covered part of [
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Crown
Noun
1. the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
(hypernym) symbol
(hyponym) British Crown
(derivation) coronate
crown
Noun
1. the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
(hypernym) top
(hyponym) jacket crown, jacket
(part-holonym) tooth
(part-meronym) enamel, tooth enamel
2. a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
(hypernym) wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
(hyponym) crown of thorns
3. an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
(synonym) diadem
(hypernym) jewelled headdress
(hyponym) coronet
(derivation) coronate
4. the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head
(hypernym) vertex, peak, apex, acme
(part-holonym) hat, chapeau, lid
5. an English coin worth 5 shillings
(hypernym) coin
6. the upper branches and leaves of a tree
(synonym) capitulum, treetop
(hypernym) top
(part-holonym) tree
7. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
(synonym) peak, crest, top, tip, summit
(hypernym) topographic point, place, spot
(hyponym) hilltop, brow
8. the award given to the champion
(synonym) pennant
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
9. the top of the head
(synonym) pate, poll
(hypernym) top, top side, upper side, upside
(hyponym) tonsure
(part-holonym) human head
10. the center of a cambered road
(synonym) crest
(hypernym) top, top side, upper side, upside
(part-holonym) road, route
Verb
1. invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
(synonym) coronate
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) diadem
2. be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
(synonym) top
(hypernym) culminate, climax
3. form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building"
(hypernym) head
4. put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
(hypernym) cover
Crown
(n.)
A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
(n.)
A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
(n.)
A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
(n.)
A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
(n.)
A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward.
(n.)
An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
(n.)
Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
(n.)
Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
(n.)
Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
(n.)
Same as Corona.
(n.)
That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
(n.)
The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
(n.)
The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
(n.)
The dome of a furnace.
(n.)
The part of a hat above the brim.
(n.)
The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
(n.)
The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
(n.)
The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
(n.)
The topmost part of anything; the summit.
(n.)
The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain.
(n.)
The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
(n.)
The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.
(n.)
To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
(n.)
To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
(n.)
To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
(n.)
To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
(n.)
To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
of Crow
p. p. of Crow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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