Synonyms for crest
krɛst

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1. crest(noun)

   the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

2. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit(noun)

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

   "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

   Synonyms:
   wind, hint, top of the inning, cap, bloom, heyday, diadem, efflorescence, treetop, bakshis, teetotum, pate, crown, upper side, backsheesh, visor, confidential information, round top, circus tent, peak, poll, elevation, point, pourboire, upside, lead, vizor, prime, big top, baksheesh, apex, steer, pennant, eyeshade, bill, extremum, top side, whirligig, bakshish, meridian, blossom, acme, gratuity, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, spinning top, summit meeting, jacket crown, top, superlative, jacket, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, crownwork, height

3. crown, crest(noun)

   the center of a cambered road

   Synonyms:
   peak, top, crownwork, pate, summit, jacket, jacket crown, pennant, diadem, cap, tip, crown, treetop, poll

4. crest(noun)

   (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

5. crest(verb)

   a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

6. cap, crest(verb)

   lie at the top of

   "Snow capped the mountains"

   Synonyms:
   cap

7. crest(verb)

   reach a high point

   "The river crested last night"

   Synonyms:
   cap

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1. crest(noun)

   Synonyms:
   cockscomb, comb

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. crest

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, apex, bead, crown

   Antonyms:
   base, foot, bottom, sole

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. crest(n.)

   Synonyms:
   tuft, plume, COMB

2. crest(n.)

   Synonyms:
   top, crown, summit, highest part

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1. crest(n)

   Synonyms:
   tuft, helmet, top, ridge, crown, summit, armorial bearings, device, cognizance

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   ridge, emblem, crête, peak, badge

How to pronounce crest?

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use crest in a sentence?

1. Selina Crosby Tisdale:

   We're still waiting to crest, and then we have to wait for water levels to recede. It's going to take days until we get to that point.

2. Drew Allan Cicconi:

   Looking at the waves, cresting then hitting the shore, only to retreat ignominiously back to sea, it reminded me that people are like waves. Their moods shift and turn, then crest before hitting the shore, and only some of the lucky few can ride that wave standing up, smoothly carving an intricate pattern as he or she rides towards a sun blanched shore. At times like this, I always like to quote from Macbeth’s soliloquy in act 5, scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, when Macbeth heard of his wife’s death.

3. National Weather Service:

   Many areas from Louisiana up toward Missouri and into Illinois saw rainfall totals over 7 inches( with some localized amounts up to a foot) fall within 48 hours. Currently there are 21 million under a flood watch or warning from eastern Oklahoma up into Indiana, many of the rivers in these states have crested or( are) nearing crest and remain in moderate or major flood category. Many roads across this region are closed because of the flooding.

4. The National Weather Service:

   Currently there are 21 million under a flood watch or warning from eastern Oklahoma up into Indiana. many of the rivers in these states have crested or (are) nearing crest and remain in moderate or major flood category. Many roads across this region are closed because of the flooding.

5. Ohio University paleontologist Haley O'Brien:

   This structure was incredibly surprising, to see a hollow nasal crest outside of dinosaurs and in a mammal that lived so recently is very bizarre.

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