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Crest

noun/kɹˈɛst/
Definition
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɛst/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈɛst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈɛst/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɛst/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
nounthe top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
“the view from the peak was magnificent”
nounthe center of a cambered road
noun(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
nouna showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
verblie at the top of
“Snow capped the mountains”
verbreach a high point
“The river crested last night”
Word Forms
crestverblie at the top of
topverbreach or ascend the top of
summitverbreach the summit (of a mountain)
crestnounthe top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kamm
die oberste Linie eines Hügels, Berges oder einer Welle
🇫🇷French
crête
la ligne supérieure d'une colline, d'une montagne ou d'une vague
🇪🇸Spanish
cresta
la línea superior de una colina, montaña u ola
🇮🇹Italian
cresta
la linea superiore di una collina, montagna o onda
🇳🇱Dutch
kam
de bovenste lijn van een heuvel, berg of golf
🇵🇹Portuguese
crista
a linha superior de uma colina, montanha ou onda
🇷🇺Russian
гребень
верхняя линия холма, горы или волны
India
🇮🇳Hindi
क्रेस्ट
किसी पहाड़ी, पहाड़ या लहर की शीर्ष रेखा
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্রেস্ট
একটি পাহাড়, পর্বত বা তরঙ্গের শীর্ষ লাইন
🇮🇳Tamil
முகடு
ஒரு மலை, மலை அல்லது அலையின் மேல் கோடு
🇮🇳Telugu
శిఖరం
కొండ, పర్వతం లేదా అల యొక్క పై రేఖ
🇮🇳Marathi
शिखा
टेकडी, पर्वत किंवा लाटेची वरची ओळ
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્રેસ્ટ
ટેકરી, પર્વત અથવા તરંગની ટોચની રેખા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶಿಖರ
ಬೆಟ್ಟ, ಪರ್ವತ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲೆಯ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಾಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചിഹ്നം
ഒരു കുന്നിൻ്റെയോ പർവതത്തിൻ്റെയോ തിരമാലയുടെയോ മുകളിലെ വരി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਰੈਸਟ
ਇੱਕ ਪਹਾੜੀ, ਪਹਾੜ, ਜਾਂ ਲਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਸਿਖਰ ਲਾਈਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
کرسٹ
پہاڑی، پہاڑ یا لہر کی اوپری لکیر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
波峰
山丘、山脉或波浪的顶线
🇯🇵Japanese
紋章
丘、山、または波の頂上の線
🇰🇷Korean
문장
언덕, 산, 파도의 꼭대기 선
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mào
đường trên cùng của một ngọn đồi, ngọn núi hoặc con sóng
🇹🇭Thai
ยอด
แนวบนสุดของเนินเขา ภูเขา หรือคลื่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
puncak
garis puncak bukit, gunung, atau ombak
🇵🇭Filipino
tuktok
ang tuktok na linya ng isang burol, bundok, o alon
🇲🇾Malay
jambul
garisan atas bukit, gunung atau ombak
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قمة
الخط العلوي من تل أو جبل أو موجة
🇮🇷Persian
تاج
خط بالای یک تپه، کوه یا موج
🇹🇷Turkish
tepe
bir tepenin, dağın veya dalganın en üst çizgisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
סֵמֶל
הקו העליון של גבעה, הר או גל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crest'?
The primary meaning of 'crest' is 'the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crest' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crest' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crest' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crest' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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