| ▸ noun: The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. ▸ noun: A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. ▸ noun: The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet. ▸ noun: (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like. ▸ noun: The upper curve of a horse's neck. ▸ noun: The ridge or top of a wave. ▸ noun: The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage. ▸ noun: The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc. ▸ noun: The top line of a slope or embankment. ▸ noun: (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone. ▸ noun: (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family. ▸ noun: Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests. ▸ verb: (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak. ▸ verb: (transitive) To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain) ▸ verb: To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for. ▸ verb: To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes. ▸ noun: A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. ▸ noun: (military) Acronym of comparisons, reasons, examples, statistics, testimony: the five types of verbal support used to enhance an oral presentation.summit, crown, peak, tip, cap, top, ridge, emblem, hill, insignia, more... |
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