crown

KROWN/kɹaʊn/

Pluralcrowns

Verbcrowns, crowning, crowned

52 meanings of crown

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royal hatnouncountable
A special headpiece worn by a king or queen as a sign of royal power.
Like a fancy hat that shows everyone that someone is a king or queen.
The queen wore a golden crown at her wedding.
A jeweled crown sat on the red velvet cushion.
Similardiadem, coronet
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winning titlenouncountable
Any prize or honor given for winning or doing something great.
The young boxer hopes to win the world crown next year.
She won the state chess crown when she was only fifteen.
UsagePlayers win, defend or lose a crown.
Similarprize, award, honor
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name as winnerverbtransitive
To name someone as the winner of a contest.
Judges will crown the best baker at the fair.
They crowned her champion after the final race.
UsageOften be crowned + title: they were crowned champions.
Similarname, proclaim, declare, anoint
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noun
The king or queen and their government and power, seen as the state.
The crown owns large areas of forest and coastline.
Taxes are collected by the crown each year.
UsageOften Crown land: land that belongs to the state.
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tooth cap (dentist)nouncountable
A cap made by a dentist that covers and protects a damaged tooth.
Like a helmet that fits snugly over a damaged tooth to protect it.
The dentist fitted a crown over my broken tooth.
A new crown can match the color of your other teeth.
UsageAlso called a cap. A dentist puts a crown on a tooth.
Similarcap
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verbtransitive
To make someone a king or queen by putting a crown on their head.
They will crown him emperor next spring.
The council crowned her queen after the old king died.
UsageSay crown someone king or queen.
Similarenthrone, install
Oppositedepose, dethrone
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top of headnouncountable
The top part of a person's head.
She balanced a book on the crown of her head.
The hat sat right on the crown of his head.
UsageSay the crown of your head.
Similartop, apex
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sit on topverbtransitive
To be on top of something, or to be the last part that makes it complete.
Like the cherry that sits on top of a sundae to finish it off.
Tall trees crown the top of the ridge.
A bright star crowns the Christmas tree.
Similartop, cap, surmount, crest
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finest partnouncountable
The best or highest point of something, its finest part.
Like the cherry on top of a cake: the best, finishing part.
The marble fountain is the crown of the whole garden.
Winning the gold medal was the crown of her long career.
UsageSay the crown of something: its best part.
Similarculmination, completion
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victory wreathnouncountable
A ring of leaves or a band worn on the head as a prize for winning or a sign of honor.
Like a medal, but worn on the head instead of around the neck.
The winning runner received a crown of olive leaves.
Poets in ancient times wore a crown of laurel.
UsageSay a crown of leaves or flowers.
Similarwreath, garland
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watch knobnouncountable
The small knob on the side of a watch, used to wind it or set the time.
She turned the crown to set the right time.
The crown on his old watch was hard to pull out.
Similarwinder
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verbtransitive
To give honor or beauty to someone or something.
Like putting a shiny star on top of a finished project.
After years of trying, their hard work was crowned with success.
The city wants to crown the old singer with its highest honor.
UsageOften crowned with something good: crowned with honors.
Similarhonor, grace, adorn, dignify
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top of treenouncountable
The leafy top part of a tree, made of its branches and leaves.
Birds nested high in the crown of the old oak.
Sunlight reached the forest floor through gaps in the crown.
Similarcanopy, top, head
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verbtransitive
In checkers, to put a second checker on top of a piece to show it is now a king.
My piece got to the end of the board, so my sister had to crown it.
Dad crowned my checker by putting another red one on top.
UsageWhen your piece reaches the last row, you say Crown me!
Similarking
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tooth above gumnouncountable
The part of a tooth that you can see above the gums.
Like the part of an iceberg you can see above the water.
The crown of each tooth is covered in hard enamel.
Brushing carefully keeps the crown of every tooth clean.
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appear (birth)verbintransitive
When the top of a baby's head first appears at the opening during birth.
Like the top of the sun showing over a hill at sunrise.
The midwife told her the baby was starting to crown.
Once the head begins to crown, the hardest part is nearly over.
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hilltopnouncountable
The highest part at the top of a hill.
We rested at the crown of the hill before going down.
We had a picnic on the grassy crown of the hill.
Similartop, peak, summit, crest, apex
Oppositebottom, base, foot
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currency unitnouncountable
A unit of money used in some countries, first made by a king or queen.
She exchanged her dollars for crowns before the trip to Prague.
One crown was not enough to buy lunch in the city.
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British coinnounhistoricalcountable
An old British coin that was worth five shillings.
He paid the innkeeper a crown for the night's lodging.
She kept a silver crown in her purse for emergencies.
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top of hatnouncountable
The top part of a hat, above the brim.
The cowboy hat had a tall crown and a wide brim.
The crown of the old cap was faded by the sun.
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plant basenouncountable
The low point on a plant where its stem joins the roots, near the soil.
Plant the rose so the crown sits just above the soil.
If the crown rots, the whole plant usually dies.
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fruit topnouncountable
The leafy top part of some fruits, like a pineapple, that you cut off before eating.
He sliced off the crown of the pineapple before cutting it up.
Cut the crown off the pineapple, then peel the skin.
Similartop, hull
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middle of roadnouncountable
The raised middle of a road, higher than the edges.
Rain runs off the crown of the road toward the gutters.
The crown of the road had worn down after years of traffic.
Similarcrest
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top of archnouncountable
The highest part of an arch, at the very top of the curve.
Cracks had formed at the crown of the old stone arch.
The builders set the last stone at the crown of the arch.
Similarapex, top
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spread (fire)verbintransitive
Of a fire, to spread up into the tops of trees and jump from tree to tree.
Like flames climbing up into the treetops, jumping from tree to tree.
Driven by strong winds, the fire crowned and raced across the ridge.
Forests with thick treetops let fires crown more easily.
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breast meatnouncountable
A whole bird with the legs and wings cut off, leaving white meat.
She roasted a turkey crown for the small family dinner.
A chicken crown cooks faster than a whole bird.
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hit on headverbtransitive
To hit someone on the top of the head.
She crowned her brother with a pillow during the fight.
Be careful not to crown yourself on that low beam.
Similarhit, brain, clout, conk, bop
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nounrare
The point during birth when the top of the baby's head first shows.
29
noun
The police, named after a car police often drove.
30
noun
A round shaved spot on the head of a priest or monk.
31
noun
The small flat faces on the top part of a rose-cut diamond.
32
noun
A furnace's rounded roof.
33
noun
A tower top made of stone supports that lean together.
34
noun
Money worth five shillings, once used in some countries such as Ireland.
There is no difficulty getting married in Jamaica, is there? No, it only costs half a crown.
1866, Jamaica. Report of the Royal Jamaica Commission, 1866. Part II: Minutes of Evidence and Appendix
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noun
A knot at a rope's tip that keeps its strands from coming loose.
36
noun
The point where an anchor's arms join its long bar.
37
noun
The way a ship's deck curves up in the middle.
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nounUK
A printing sheet 20 inches long and 15 wide.
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nounUS
A writing sheet 19 inches long and 15 wide.
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noun
A ring molecule that can hold another small particle in its middle.
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noun
The smooth, rounded edge at the end of a gun barrel.
42
noun
The space between two shapes, one inside the other, with the same center.
43
nouncolloquial
A fancy hat women wear to church on Sunday.
44
adjective
Having to do with a crown, or belonging to one.
45
adjective
Having to do with the tops of trees.
46
verb
To make something higher in the center than on the sides.
47
verb
In a shooting game, to blast someone's head from behind with a shotgun.
48
verb
To make a gun barrel wider at the end where bullets leave.
49
verb
To take and hold a spot on top of an enemy's earth bank or broken wall.
50
verb
To weave the strand ends at a rope's tip in and out of one another.
51
verbslang
To be just about to poop and barely able to hold it.
52
verbarchaic
An old form of crowed, used after has, have or had.

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Origin

It came through Middle English and French from Latin corōna, meaning 'crown' or 'wreath', which came from Ancient Greek korṓnē.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts

Crown came through Middle English and French from Latin corōna. en.wiktionary.org
Latin corōna means crown or wreath. en.wiktionary.org
Latin corōna came from Ancient Greek korṓnē. en.wiktionary.org