crown
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4.1
- noun
- /kraʊn/
- As we walked along the road, we could see the crown of the hill rising in the distance.
- crown of the head
- crown of a tree
- crown fire
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Watch on YouTubeThe sun dreams the crowns of trees behind skyscrapers.
- The sun dreams the crowns of trees behind skyscrapers.
- But for me, their hair stuff is the crown, the jewels of top the crown.
- And then you use this as your vocal point from the crown to continue to lift up.
- They would stretch from the toe to the crown of the Statue of Liberty.
Examples
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New Harmony's parent tree is 68 feet tall with an average crown spread of 72 feet.
Academic text (1996) -
Other groups of dancers wear far more elaborate costumes, with crowns of peacock feathers and striking gowns.
Academic text (1991) -
It's literally the crown on our head.
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When the photos are compared, the flux in a tree's crown is easily apparent.
Academic text (1991) -
New York's Central Park was the crown jewel of nineteenth-century urban public improvements.
Academic text (2004) -
Berry says that worms are more numerous in the crowns of grass clumps.
Academic text (1995) -
Its moderately V-shaped crown resembles that of a more upright American elm.
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The mountain's crown is covered in pristine snow, sparkling under the sun.
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The crown of the tree moved gently in the breeze, providing shade for those beneath it.
Synonyms
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1.0
The upper part or surface of an object
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2.1
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
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1.2
The pointed end of something like a knife or pencil
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3.6
The highest point of a hill or mountain
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2.5
The highest point of a mountain
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3.9
The highest part of a hill, mountain or road
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1.0
The top part of a tall plant with branches and leaves
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8.9
The top part of an animal's head behind the forehead
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9.0
The top of the head that is often bald
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1.8
The pointed top of a mountain that is the highest part
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6.3
A high pointed rock that forms a peak
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4.2
The top part of a long narrow hill or mountain
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3.5
The very top point of something like a tree or mountain
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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5.7
A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year
- Jargon
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6.7
In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season
- NSFW
1
9.5
A ring of thorn branches put on Jesus' head to mock and hurt him before his death on the cross
- Archaic
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8.2
A place ruled directly by the British king or queen, usually through a governor they choose
- Specialized
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8.2
A fast forest fire that moves through the tops of trees, often moving ahead of the fire on the ground
- Specialized
A type of glass lens makers use that bends light little and keeps colours from separating
- Archaic
Old window glass you get by blowing hot glass into a round disk and spinning it flat
A tall plant with a ring of leaves at the top of its stem and bright bell-shaped orange flowers
- Specialized
A plant with large reddish-purple trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds that grows in fields and roadsides
- Specialized
A lens made from a kind of clear glass that gives sharp images with little color blur
- Specialized
A plant with pink and white flowers that spreads to cover soil and prevent erosion
- Specialized
A fungal disease of alfalfa that causes white growths at the base of the stem
An annual plant with yellow flowers that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico
- Archaic
A hard cap placed over a broken or decayed tooth to make it look and work like a real tooth
- Specialized
Clear glass used in camera lenses that bends light less and keeps colours from separating
- Jargon
A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in
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Etymology
Crown comes from the old word corona, meaning a 'garland' worn on the head, so it gives the idea of the 'top' or 'head' of something. That's why the crown of a road or mountain is the highest part.