crest
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(noun) a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal |
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Related Words: appendage, cockscomb, comb, coxcomb, outgrowth, process, topknot, tuft |
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(verb) reach a high point; "The river crested last night" |
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Related Words: peak, reach a peak |
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(noun) (heraldry) in medieval times, used to decorate a helmet |
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Related Words: emblem |
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(noun) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave |
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Related Words: line |
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(verb) lie at the top of |
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Synonyms: cap |
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Related Words: lie |
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(noun) the center of a cambered road |
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Synonyms: crown |
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Related Words: top, top side, upper side, upside |
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(noun) the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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Synonyms: crown, peak, summit, tip, top |
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Related Words: brow, hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle, place, spot, topographic point |
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