crest

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Synonyms: rest, chest, wrest, prest, crust, brest, creat, drest, crept, trest, cest

Antonyms: rest, chest, wrest, prest, crust, brest, creat, drest, crept, trest, cest

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Noun

The [[summit]] of a [[hill]] or [[mountain]] [[ridge]].
{{senseid|en|tuft}} A [[tuft]], or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's [[head]], for example the [[comb]] of a [[cockerel]], the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened [[feather]]s of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
{{senseid|en|helmet}} The [[plume]] of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a [[helmet]]; the distinctive [[ornament]] of a helmet.
{{senseid|en|heraldry}} {{lb|en|heraldry}} A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a [[helmet]] above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
The upper curve of a [[horse]]'s [[neck]].
The [[ridge]] or top of a [[wave]].
The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
The ornamental finishing which surmounts the [[ridge]] of a [[roof]], canopy, etc.
The top line of a slope or [[embankment]].
{{lb|en|anatomy}} A ridge along the surface of a [[bone]].
{{senseid|en|logo}} {{lb|en|informal}} A [[design]] or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
Any of several birds in the family {{taxfmt|Regulidae|family}}, including the [[goldcrest]]s and [[firecrest]]s.

{{lb|en|intransitive}} Particularly with reference to [[wave]]s, to [[reach]] a [[peak]].
{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[reach]] the [[crest#Noun|crest]] of (e.g. a [[hill]] or [[mountain]]).
{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]] with, or [[surmount]] as, a crest; to [[serve]] as a crest for.
{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[mark]] with [[line]]s or [[streak]]s like [[wave|waving]] [[plume]]s.

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