crest (of a hill)

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• crest´like´ — crest «krehst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tuft or comb on the head of a bird or animal. 2. a) a decoration of plumes or feathers on the top of a helmet. b) the apex or cone of a helmet. c) = helmet. (Cf. ↑helmet) 3. a decoration at the top of a coat… …   Useful english dictionary

• hill — W2S2 [hıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hyll] 1.) an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller →↑uphill, downhill ↑downhill ▪ Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea. ▪ the top of Sidbury Hill ▪ A cart was …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crest — crest1 [krest] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: creste, from Latin crista] 1.) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave crest of ▪ It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill. 2.) a special picture that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crest — [[t]kre̱st[/t]] crests, cresting, crested 1) N COUNT The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it. ● PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR after v If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because… …   English dictionary

• crest — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave (+ of): He climbed over the crest of the hill. 2 (C) a special picture used as a sign of a family, town, school etc: the school colours and crest …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• crest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CREST ▪ reach ▪ We finally reached the crest of the ridge. PREPOSITION ▪ on a/the crest ▪ We stood on the crest of the hi …   Collocations dictionary

• Hill — A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well defined… …   Wikipedia

• crest — [[t]krɛst[/t]] n. 1) geo the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit 2) the highest point or level: riding the crest of popularity[/ex] 3) geo a ridge or ridgelike formation 4) oce the foamy top of a wave 5) geo the point of highest… …   From formal English to slang

• crest — n. & v. n. 1 a a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, etc. on a bird s or animal s head. b something resembling this, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet. c a helmet; the top of a helmet. 2 the top of something, esp. of a mountain, wave, roof, etc. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• crest — noun 1) the bird s crest Syn: comb, plume, tuft of feathers 2) the crest of the hill Syn: summit, peak, top, tip, pinnacle, brow, crown, apex 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• crest — noun 1) the bird s crest Syn: tuft, comb, plume, crown 2) the crest of the hill Syn: summit, peak, top, ridge, pinnacle, brow, crown, apex …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary