- nouncrown (noun) · crowns (plural noun) · Crown (noun) · the Crown (noun) · crown piece (noun) · crown pieces (plural noun) · metric crown (noun) · metric crowns (plural noun) · crown octavo (noun) · crown octavos (plural noun) · crown quarto (noun) · crown quartos (plural noun)
- a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.
- (the Crown)the reigning monarch, representing a country's government:"their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown"
- an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown:"shiny covers embossed with gold crowns"
- a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome.
- an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sports:"the world heavyweight crown"
- the top or highest part of something:"the crown of the hill"
- the top part of a person's head or a hat:"his hair was swept straight back over his crown"
- the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out:"mulch should be mounded around the crowns of the shrubs"
- the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant:"an erect evergreen tree with a dense crown"
- the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle.
- the point of an anchor at which the arms reach the shaft.
- the part of a tooth projecting from the gum:"a thin layer of enamel covers the crown"
- an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth:"emergency treatment for loose crowns"
- a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes.
- a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown,’ especially the krona or krone.
- a paper size, now standardized at 384 × 504 mm.
- a book size, now standardized at 186 × 123 mm.
- a book size, now standardized at 246 × 189 mm.
verbcrown (verb) · crowns (third person present) · crowned (past tense) · crowned (past participle) · crowning (present participle)- ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch:"he went to Rome to be crowned" · "she was crowned queen in 1953"
- declare or acknowledge (someone) as the best, especially at a sport:"he was crowned world champion last September"
- (in checkers) promote (a piece) to king by placing another on top of it:"with his crowned piece he jumped them all"
- rest on or form the top of:"the distant knoll was crowned with trees"
- be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavor, especially a prolonged one):"years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris"
- fit a crown to (a tooth):"simple fillings no longer suffice and the tooth has to be crowned"
- informalhit on the head:"she contained the urge to crown him"
- (of a baby's head during labor) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging:"I was able to see our baby's head crowning"
OriginOld English corona, from Latin corona ‘wreath, coronet’; subsequently reinforced by Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb).Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.
- the reigning monarch, representing a country's government:
- a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome.
- an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sports:
- the top or highest part of something:
verb- ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch:
- rest on or form the top of:
- be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavor, especially a prolonged one):
- hit on the head:
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