crest

[US]/krest/
[UK]/krɛst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the top part of something, especially a bird's head or a mountain, characterized by a distinctive shape or decoration, such as feathers or waves.

Phrases & Collocations

wave crest

neural crest

iliac crest

crest value

crest factor

dam crest

Example Sentences

the crest of a rooster

the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.

the crested drake mandarin duck.

The stately mansion crested the hill.

a crested black macaque.

she reached the crest of the hill.

his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes.

his career is on the crest of a wave at present.

The band is riding the crest of its last tour.

waves cresting over the sea wall.

The swollen river crested at 9P.M.

Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.

just over the crest of a long seven per cent grade.

The old man stood with his back to the fire, cresting up erect.

He was fortunate to arrive in Hollywood when the film industry was on the crest of a wave.

As wave crested the sailor grab onto the handspike to maintain balance.

Real-world Examples

" That had the Black family crest on it."

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It is the crest of Tristan Dubois.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

I had to memorize every crest there ever was.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

And the crest of the emperor.

Source: Mulan Selection

This is a wave who has -- whose time has not yet crested.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2023

Because we think we've crested it.

Source: CNN Selected June 2016 Collection

It has a green crest on its head, which sparkles like a little star.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

Was he on the " crest" of " beaking" news without words?

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

What's more there's nevermuch distance between one ordinary wave's crest and the one following it.

Source: Listening Digest

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