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to crown

33 4.4
To be placed at the top of something as the final or most important part
  • verb
  • /kraʊn/
translation icon : coronar
  • At the end of the ceremony, they will crown the new king with a beautiful golden tiara.
  • crowning achievement
  • crowning glory
  • crowns the hill

It ceases to be that exercise and detachment and passion which crowns the splendor and futility of a person's life.

Examples

  • Every midsummer we have this dance competition, and the winner gets crowned.

  • I am going to crown the next prom queen.

  • We're gonna crown us a new champion!

  • This is the first round of the two-round Grand Prix to crown the greatest fighter in the world.

  • And while she is offering the poem to me, I am crowning her with the bays.

  • We're crowning the world's next superstar on the finale of Show Us What You Got.

  • The judges will crown the winner of the talent contest after the final performance.

  • After the last round, the competition will crown the top chef of the season.

Synonyms

to top
vsto crown
92 3.2

To finish something by adding a final detail or touch

can also mean to be placed physically at the highest point rather than only finish
to top with
vsto crown
43 2.8

Put something on top of food to finish and make it look nicer

can mean to either be placed above or act as the most important part
to cap
vsto crown
30 3.8

To form a cover on the top of something

focuses on forming a physical cover rather than being the final important element
to culminate
vsto crown
  • Formal
1 6.7

Form the highest point of something like a roof or mountain

includes placing something in the highest position or serving as the final important part

Idioms

2 4.9

The most valuable or important part of a group

Compounds

28 3.4

A man who is expected to be the next king

13 5.7

A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year

9 4.7

The most valuable part of a business, like a product or division

3 5.6

Jewellery and ornaments worn by a king or queen on special state occasions

triple crown
  • Jargon
2 6.7

In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season

1 5.7

A very valuable jewel that a king or queen keeps for ceremonies

1 9.5

A ring of thorn branches put on Jesus' head to mock and hurt him before his death on the cross

1 3.9

A person who people expect to become the next leader of a group or organization

British Crown
  • Formal
1 6.1

The power of the British king or queen that the government uses

1 5.0

The most valuable things a company or group owns that must be protected

1 7.5

Land that the state or ruler owns and manages for public use

Crown Colony
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A place ruled directly by the British king or queen, usually through a governor they choose

crown fire
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A fast forest fire that moves through the tops of trees, often moving ahead of the fire on the ground

A female royal who is next in line to the throne or the crown prince's wife

1 5.5

A round cooked meat made from lamb ribs arranged like a crown

half crown
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A former British coin worth two shillings and sixpence

A senior lawyer appointed to advise the British monarch about law

9.9

A plant with groups of white or yellow flowers

A leafy plant with yellow flowers used in cooking

crown gall
  • Specialized
8.4

A bacterial disease that makes lumps at the base of a plant stem

crown glass
  • Specialized
9.0

A type of glass lens makers use that bends light little and keeps colours from separating

crown glass
  • Archaic
9.7

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

crown-of-the-field
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with large reddish-purple trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds that grows in fields and roadsides

crown lens
  • Specialized
7.3

A lens made from a kind of clear glass that gives sharp images with little color blur

crown monkey
  • Indian
9.9

A monkey from India with a small crown of hair on its head

A spiny plant with long stems and bright red flowers

crown of thorns
  • Literature
8.9

A constant source of pain that you must bear

crown saw
  • Specialized
8.4

A saw that cuts large round holes with a hollow tube that has teeth

crown vetch
  • Specialized
7.9

A plant with pink and white flowers that spreads to cover soil and prevent erosion

crown wart
  • Specialized
9.9

A fungal disease of alfalfa that causes white growths at the base of the stem

crown-beard
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with clusters of yellow or white flowers

An annual plant with yellow flowers that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico

jacket crown
  • Archaic
8.6

A hard cap placed over a broken or decayed tooth to make it look and work like a real tooth

Nero's crown
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and fragrant flowers that open at night

optical crown
  • Specialized
9.2

A clear glass used in lenses that bends light only a little

optical crown glass
  • Specialized
7.4

Clear glass used in camera lenses that bends light less and keeps colours from separating

A pair of gears in a car that turn motion at a right angle

7.6

A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in

How Final

to culminate
  • Formal
56 6.3
to crown
33 4.4
to finish
1.0

Surface Forms

crown infinitive
crowned past
crowned past participle
crowning present participle
crowns third person singular

Etymology

Crown meaning 'to be at the top' comes from the idea of a crown on a head, from corona, meaning a 'garland' worn on the head. That's why something that 'crowns' a building or hill is the highest or final part.