crest /krest/

1. The comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird
2. A long narrow ridge forming the summit of anything, as a roof-ridge or the top of a hill or wave
3. The mane of a horse, etc
4. A ridge along the surface of a bone (anatomy)
5. A plume of feathers or other ornament on the top of a helmet
6. An accessory figure orig surmounting the helmet in a coat of arms, also used separately as a device on personal effects (heraldry)

To culminate, reach a high point

To surmount (a hill or wave)

crestˈed adjective

1. Having a crest
2. Having an elevated appendage like a crest (botany)

crestˈing noun

An ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc

crestˈless adjective

1. Without a crest
2. Not of high birth

crested tit noun

A European tit (Lophophanes cristatus) which has a speckled black-and-white crest

crestˈfallen adjective

Dejected or cast-down

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