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Definition of Crown
1. Verb. Invest with regal power; enthrone. "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
2. Noun. The Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy. "The colonies revolted against the Crown"
3. Verb. Be the culminating event. "The speech crowned the meeting"
4. Noun. The part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel.
5. Verb. Form the topmost part of. "A weather vane crowns the building"
6. Noun. A wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory.
7. Verb. Put an enamel cover on. "Crown my teeth"
8. Noun. An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty.
Specialized synonyms: Coronet
Generic synonyms: Crown Jewels, Jeweled Headdress, Jewelled Headdress
Derivative terms: Coronate
9. Noun. The part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head.
10. Noun. An English coin worth 5 shillings.
11. Noun. The upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant.
Generic synonyms: Top
Group relationships: Tree
Specialized synonyms: Capitulum
12. Noun. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
Specialized synonyms: Brow, Hilltop, Pinnacle, Mountain Peak
Generic synonyms: Place, Spot, Topographic Point
Derivative terms: Crest, Summit, Top, Top
13. Noun. The award given to the champion.
14. Noun. The top of the head.
Group relationships: Human Head
Specialized synonyms: Tonsure
Generic synonyms: Top, Top Side, Upper Side, Upside
15. Noun. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth. "Tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
Generic synonyms: Dental Appliance
Category relationships: Dental Medicine, Dentistry, Odontology
16. Noun. The center of a cambered road.
Group relationships: Road, Route
Generic synonyms: Top, Top Side, Upper Side, Upside
Definition of Crown
1. 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.
2. v. t. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
Definition of Crown
1. Noun. A reward of victory or a mark of honor. ¹
2. Noun. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. ¹
3. Noun. A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry ¹
4. Noun. A wreath or band for the head. ¹
5. Noun. Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it. ¹
6. Noun. The topmost part of the head. ¹
7. Noun. The highest part a hill. ¹
8. Noun. The top part of a hat. ¹
9. Noun. The raised centre of a road. ¹
10. Noun. The highest part of an arch. ¹
11. Noun. Splendor, finish, culmination. ¹
12. Noun. Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress) ¹
13. Noun. Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings. ¹
14. Noun. (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet. ¹
15. Noun. (anatomy) The part of a tooth above the gums. ¹
16. Noun. (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth. ¹
17. Noun. (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling ¹
18. Noun. (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet ¹
19. Noun. (context: paper) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches. ¹
20. Noun. (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location ¹
21. Noun. (medical) During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina ¹
22. Adjective. Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown. ¹
23. Adjective. Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees. ¹
24. Verb. To place a crown on the head of. ¹
25. Verb. To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor. ¹
26. Verb. To declare (someone) a winner. ¹
27. Verb. (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening. ¹
28. Verb. (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley. ¹
29. Verb. To hit on the head ¹
30. Verb. (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game. ¹
31. Verb. (context: board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crown
1. to supply with a crown (a royal headpiece) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Crown
1. The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch. (09 Oct 1997)