crest

noun

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Definition of crest

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird — see bird illustration

b : the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight's helmet also : the top of a helmet

c(1) : a heraldic representation of the crest

(2) : a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon (see escutcheon sense 1) but not upon a helmet

(3) : coat of arms sense 2a

d : a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body

2 : something suggesting a crest especially in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: such as

a : peak especially : the top line of a mountain or hill

b : the ridge of a roof

c : the top of a wave

3a : a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic

b : climax, culmination at the crest of his fame

crest

verb

crested; cresting; crests

Definition of crest (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to furnish with a crest also : crown

2 : to reach the crest of crested the hill and looked around

intransitive verb

: to rise to a crest waves cresting in the storm

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Examples of crest in a Sentence

Noun at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder Verb We crested the hill and looked out around us.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Brazen development is common to the sprawling area, but this plan is singular: a mega-mansion gated community, hundreds of thousands of square feet, on a crest so steep that equipment must be brought by helicopter. — New York Times, "The Fight for Franklin Canyon," 26 Feb. 2021 Look for gold ribbons around the turrets and a special crest plus lighting enhancements on Spaceship Earth at Epcot, on the Hollywood Tower Hotel at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and for the Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney World at 50: Looking back at Cinderella Castle’s royal moments," 24 Feb. 2021 Last week the team signed DoorDash, the food-delivery service, as its primary kit sponsor (the team’s crest and colors will be announced this summer). — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, "Soccer newsletter: Angel City will have a lot of guardians," 23 Feb. 2021 Arctic air is on the way after January 18, as waves of arctic air lap southward, each crest colder than the last. — Star Tribune, "More Clouds And Fog Sunday - Warming Up This Week," 9 Jan. 2021 Saturday night’s home loss to Houston, though, represented a crest of sorts — the start of a stretch in which the Mavericks will play 13 of 17 games at home. — Dallas News, "Mavericks look to conquer struggles at AAC ahead of dense home scheduling stretch," 25 Jan. 2021 Today, there are 90 rooms and suites in four buildings, including in the main building with its wide veranda at the crest of a sloop above Lake Dora. — John Cutter, orlandosentinel.com, "Mount Dora’s Lakeside Inn marks 10 years under new owners," 13 Dec. 2020 An industry at the crest of a hugely profitable decade has plummeted off a cliff, with Pollstar estimating $9 billion in losses for 2020 alone. — Los Angeles Times, "The year the music died," 11 Dec. 2020 Humphrey preceded the crest of the Baltimore’s COVID-19 outbreak, spending Nov. 3 through Nov. 11 on reserve/COVID-19. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Marlon Humphrey, Ravens put ‘corona’ behind them," 15 Jan. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb That's at least cheaper than the fanciest Lincoln Corsair and Infiniti QX50, both of which crest $50,000. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, "Tested: 2021 Buick Envision Merely Poses as A Luxury SUV," 24 Feb. 2021 Hospitalizations continued to crest: There were 7,697 COVID-19 patients in L.A. County hospitals as of Saturday, according to data released by the state Sunday, an increase of 783 people from the Saturday before. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, "Residents’ complaints about traffic temporarily closed Dodger Stadium COVID testing site. It reopens Monday," 3 Jan. 2021 The second wave, which began to crest in December, is a different story. — Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, "The Fight Over Britain’s Pandemic Myth," 26 Jan. 2021 Barents died in 1597, after his ship became trapped in ice during an attempt to crest the top of the world and find a trade route to China. — The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 18 Jan. 2021 Most rivers should crest by the afternoon and then recede. — oregonlive, "Portland Wednesday weather: Early showers, then partly sunny; rivers cresting," 13 Jan. 2021 Dozens of the birds crest the ridges alone, in pairs, strung out in groups that punctuate the sky like ellipses. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Remembering Sherry Simpson and her gift of keen observation," 21 Nov. 2020 Escalade trim levels that start over $100,000, and even the lower trims can crest the six-figure mark with options. — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, "Almost Half of 2021 Cadillac Escalades Have Sold for over $100K," 5 Jan. 2021 Johnson Creek is forecast to crest below flood stage Sunday afternoon. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, "Portland metro Sunday weather: Downpours continue, some rivers face flood risk," 20 Dec. 2020

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