crest (n.)

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

  2. 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

    [ Syn: peak , crown , top , tip , summit ]

  3. the center of a cambered road

    [ Syn: crown ]

  4. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

  5. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

    crest (v.)

  1. lie at the top of; Snow capped the mountains

    [ Syn: cap ]

  2. reach a high point; The river crested last night'

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