crown
1. the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
top
• Part Holonyms:
tooth
• Part Meronyms:
enamel, tooth enamel
2. a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
• Hyponyms:
crown of thorns
3. an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
diadem
• Derivationally related forms:
coronate
• Hypernyms:
jewelled headdress, jeweled headdress, crown jewels
• Hyponyms:
coronet
4. the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
vertex, peak, apex, acme
• Part Holonyms:
hat, chapeau, lid
5. an English coin worth 5 shillings
• Hypernyms:
coin
6. the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
• Syn:
treetop
• Hypernyms:
top
• Hyponyms:
capitulum
• Part Holonyms:
tree
7. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
• Syn:
peak, crest, top, tip, summit
• Derivationally related forms:
summit (for: summit), top (for: top), crest (for: crest)
• Hypernyms:
topographic point, place, spot
• Hyponyms:
hilltop, brow, pinnacle, mountain peak
8. the award given to the champion
• Syn:
pennant
• Hypernyms:
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
9. the top of the head
• Syn:
pate, poll
• Hypernyms:
top, top side, upper side, upside
• Hyponyms:
tonsure
• Part Holonyms:
human head
10. the center of a cambered road
• Syn:
crest
• Hypernyms:
top, top side, upper side, upside
• Part Holonyms:
road, route
11. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
• Syn:
crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap
• Topics:
dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
• Hypernyms:
dental appliance
1. invest with regal power;
enthrone (Freq. 2)
- The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
• Syn:
coronate
• Derivationally related forms:
Crown (for: coronate), crown (for: coronate), coronation (for: coronate), Crown
• Hypernyms:
invest, vest, enthrone
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. be the culminating event (Freq. 2)
- The speech crowned the meeting
• Syn:
top
• Hypernyms:
culminate, climax
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. form the topmost part of
- A weather vane crowns the building
• Hypernyms:
head
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. put an enamel cover on
- crown my teeth
• Hypernyms:
cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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