crest
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Types & categories
- line hypernym
Related & opposite
- crest derivation
Sense 2 verb
lie at the top of
Snow capped the mountains
Types & categories
- lie hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the view from the peak was magnificent
Types & categories
- spot hypernym
- hilltop hyponym
- pinnacle hyponym
- mountain peak hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
reach a high point
The river crested last night
Types & categories
- peak hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the center of a cambered road
Types & categories
- top side hypernym
Parts & wholes
- road part holonym
Sense 6 noun
(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
Types & categories
- emblem hypernym
Parts & wholes
- coat of arms part holonym
Related & opposite
- heraldry domain topic
Sense 7 noun
a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lie |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | summit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spot |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hilltop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinnacle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mountain peak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | peak |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | road |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | top side |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | heraldry |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coat of arms |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | emblem |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | appendage |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | tuft |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | topknot |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | comb |