crown

Noun

• the center of a cambered road

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

• the top of the head

• the award given to the champion

• 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
    

• the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

• an English coin worth 5 shillings

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

• an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

• a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

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

• the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
  • the colonies revolted against the Crown
    

Verb

• put an enamel cover on
  • crown my teeth
    

• form the topmost part of
  • A weather vane crowns the building
    

• be the culminating event
  • The speech crowned the meeting
    

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crest , crownwork , jacket , jacket crown , cap , pate , poll , pennant , peak , top , tip , summit , treetop , diadem , Crown , coronate