crown

/kraʊn/

/kraʊn/

Other forms: crowned; crowns; crowning

A crown is a fancy, round ornament worn on the heads of kings and queens. To crown someone is to declare them a monarch or a champion. A crown is also a boring old top of something, like a tooth.

Historically, a crown represented the country ruled by the monarch who wore it. In some cases, the person wearing a crown wasn't the king, but the head of a church, as most modern-day Catholic popes have done during certain ceremonies. Other kinds of crowns are the top of a hat or the top part of your head, and also the visible part of a tooth — or the artificial replacement made by a dentist.

Definitions of crown

1. noun

   an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
   synonyms: diadem

   types:

   coronet

   a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign

   type of:

   crown jewels

   regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions

   jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress

   a headdress adorned with jewels
2. noun

   a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
   types:

   crown of thorns

   a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion

   type of:

   chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, wreath

   flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
3. noun

   the award given to the champion
   synonyms: pennant

   type of:

   accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels

   a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
4. verb

   invest with regal power; enthrone
   “The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey”

   synonyms: coronate

   type of:

   enthrone, invest, vest

   provide with power and authority
5. noun

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   synonyms: crest, peak, summit, tip, top

   types:

   brow, hilltop

   the peak of a hill

   pinnacle

   a lofty peak

   mountain peak

   the summit of a mountain

   type of:

   place, spot, topographic point

   a point located with respect to surface features of some region
6. noun

   the top of the head
   synonyms: pate, poll

   types:

   tonsure

   the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

   type of:

   top, top side, upper side, upside

   the highest or uppermost side of anything
7. noun

   the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
   type of:

   acme, apex, peak, vertex, zenith

   the highest point (of something)
8. noun

   the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
   synonyms: treetop

   types:

   capitulum

   an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree

   type of:

   top

   the upper part of anything
9. noun

   the center of a cambered road
   synonyms: crest

   type of:

   top, top side, upper side, upside

   the highest or uppermost side of anything
10. verb

    form the topmost part of
    “A weather vane crowns the building”

    type of:

    head

    be in the front of or on top of
11. verb

    be the culminating event
    “The speech crowned the meeting”

    synonyms: top

    type of:

    climax, culminate

    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
12. noun

    the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
    type of:

    top

    the upper part of anything
13. noun

    (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
    “tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”

    synonyms: cap, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown

    type of:

    dental appliance

    a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
14. verb

    put an enamel cover on
    “crown my teeth”

    type of:

    cover

    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
15. noun

    an English coin worth 5 shillings
    type of:

    coin

    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money