crown
noun
[ kraʊn ]
• a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.
Similar:
coronet,
diadem,
tiara,
circlet,
chaplet,
fillet,
wreath,
garland,
headband,
coronal,
taj,
• the top or highest part of something.
• "the crown of the hill"
Similar:
top,
crest,
summit,
peak,
pinnacle,
tip,
head,
brow,
cap,
brink,
highest point,
zenith,
apex,
ridge,
aiguille,
serac,
• the part of a tooth projecting from the gum.
• "a thin layer of enamel covers the crown"
• a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes.
• a paper size, 384 × 504 mm.
crown
verb
• ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.
• "he went to Rome to be crowned"
• rest on or form the top of.
• "the distant knoll was crowned with trees"
• be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one).
• "years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris"
Similar:
round off,
top off,
cap,
be the culmination of,
be the climax of,
be a fitting climax to,
add the finishing touch(es) to,
perfect,
consummate,
complete,
conclude,
• fit a crown to (a tooth).
• "simple fillings no longer suffice and the tooth has to be crowned"
• hit on the head.
• "she contained the urge to crown him"
Similar:
hit over the head,
hit on the head,
hit,
strike,
buffet,
bang,
knock,
thwack,
slug,
welt,
cuff,
punch,
smash,
concuss,
stun,
brain,
skull,
bop,
clonk,
clout,
sock,
biff,
wallop,
bash,
plug,
lam,
deck,
floor,
clock,
cosh,
slosh,
dot,
stick one on someone,
bean,
conk,
ding,
boff,
bust,
whale,
dong,
quilt,
smite,
swinge,
• (of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging.
• "I was able to see our baby's head crowning"
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.
