Crest is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CREST in dictionary:

VERB:
• to reach a peak
• reach the top of (a hill or wave)
• (of a river, flood, etc.) rise to its highest level.
• (of a wave) form a curling foamy top
• have attached at the top
• To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
• To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes.
• To form a crest.
• lie at the top of
• reach a high point
• come to or be at the top of
NOUN:
• a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
• a plume of feathers on a helmet.
• the top of a mountain or hill
• a ridge along the surface of a bone
• the upper line of the neck of a horse or other mammal
• the curling foamy top of a wave
• a distinctive device representing a family or corporate body, borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet) or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper.
• top of a mountain, hill, or wave
• A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal\'s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
• The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet.
• A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.
• The upper curve of a horse\'s neck.
• The ridge or top of a wave.
• The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
• The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
• The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
• The top line of a slope or embankment.
• the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
• the center of a cambered road
• (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
• a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to reach a crest (a peak)

Words related to CREST

crested10 cresting11 crestings12 crestless11 crests8

Words that contain CREST

cresta8 crests8 crestal9 crested10 creston9 crestals10 cresting11 crestons10 crestings12 crestless11 firecrest14 goldcrest13 hillcrest14 firecrests15 goldcrests14 hillcrests15 undercrest13 crestfallen16 undercrests14 undercrested16 crestfallenly21 undercresting17 crestfallenness20 crestfallennesses22

How to use CREST in a sentence

• Immediately afterwards, we came upon a great mass of seaweed swung up on the crest of a sea, and, presently, another.
• The commander of one army had massed his forces along and below the crest of a line of low hills, the extreme right of his line being occupied by a strong force of cavalry.
• The robbers remained on the crest perhaps twenty minutes, then they came striding down.
• Out on their left the ground rose very gently, and far beyond a low crest could be seen clumps of trees, patches of fields, and a few scattered farm? houses.
• We were now obliged to descend toward the shore, the crest becoming impracticable.
• As a rule she carried it with her on all her trips beyond the Golden Crest, and she had been well trained in the use of the weapon since she was a mere girl.
• Next morning found the two plotters moving steadily on their way up toward the Golden Crest where it curved in to the lake.
• Your will is swept captive on the crest of that subtle tide of unseen fire that seems to fill the air.
• He paused for a moment on the crest of the hill, turned to look back, and then started down the slope.
• And so he came to the barren crest where the fierce night wind bit deeply into the warm flesh.
• Colborne led back his men under the brow of the hill for shelter, and at three separate points brought them over the crest again.
• They tipped over the crest of the mountain, and began the long descent.
• It heads near Washington pass, within a few miles of the crest of the mountain, and extends almost due west to the Chin Lee valley.
• It was the highest hill near Wareville and he stood a while upon its crest.
• At length he came to the crest of the hill and looked out across the sea of green.
• From the crest of the hill the tiny bell of Acol church struck the hour of two.
• Both surveyed the crest of the spur overlooking the corral.
• They carefully examined the high lava-cliffs of Shark Gulf from the base to the crest, although it was extremely difficult to reach even the level of the gulf.
• At the crest of every little hill he swept the whole country, but as yet he saw nothing but peaceful farmhouses.
• But the moon did not reveal the cause of the light, though the canyon crest was plainly visible to him.
• Like the other Spanish-Irish families, the Codys have their proof of ancestry in the form of a crest, the one which Colonel Cody is entitled to use being printed herewith.
• Her bows pressed continually onward, like the crest of a wave curving forward to break, but held, as though enchanted.
• All were busy with one thing or another, until the rock began to show its black crest above the smooth sea.
• Lieutenant Field rushed forward beyond this kopje and lay down in the open and commenced firing at the Boers at the crest just in front.
• The moment the men showed over the crest line they were met by a hail of bullets, and further advance was impossible.
• Immediately their four scouts showed over the crest line a storm of bullets met them, and they were all hit.

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