crownnoun [ C ]
uk/kraʊn/us/kraʊn/crown noun [ C ] (HEAD COVERING)
a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels (= precious stones), and worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies
the act of winning a sports competition:
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- The crown, decorated with diamonds and other precious stones, was exhibited in a special case.
- The queen's regalia at her coronation included her crown and sceptre.
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Jewellery
- badge
- bead
- beaded
- bindi
- bling
- charm bracelet
- choker
- clip-on
- coronet
- filigree
- fob
- knuckleduster
- paste
- pearl
- pendant
- precious stone
- semiprecious
- tiepin
- trinket
- wedding ring
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crown noun [ C ] (TOP PART)
the top part of a head, hat, or hill:
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Edges & extremities of objects
- apex
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brim
- brow
- crest
- edge
- framed
- fringe
- front
- head
- palm-fringed
- peripheral
- periphery
- rim
- surmount
- tip
- vertex
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crown noun [ C ] (TOOTH)
an artificial piece used to cover a damaged tooth
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Dentistry
- articulation
- bridge
- cap
- cavity
- central giant cell granuloma
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dentigerous cyst
- denture
- filling
- floss
- gum
- hygienist
- Master of Dental Surgery
- MDS
- orthodontist
- scale
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
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crown noun [ C ] (COIN)
a British coin that is no longer used
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British money
- bit
- bob
- farthing
- fiver
- guinea
- pence
- penny
- pound
- pound sign
- pound sterling
- quid
- shilling
- sixpenny
- smacker
- sovereign
- sterling
- threepenny
- tuppence
- tuppenny
- twopenny
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Examples from literature
- He was not in the habit of attaching himself specially to any Minister of the Crown.
- I should not, perhaps, have resisted so many if I had not seen in the House of Commons a disposition to rise in their demands on the Crown had they found it more yielding.
- The House of Commons undoubtedly consider their duty to the Crown as paramount to all other obligations.
- The jury was packed, and the judges on the bench were as much a part of the machinery of prosecution as the Counsel for the Crown.
- The point to be noted is that the Crown, or in reality the Colonial Office, has and often exercises the power of placing a veto upon any Colonial law whatever.
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- He was not in the habit of attaching himself specially to any Minister of the Crown.
- I should not, perhaps, have resisted so many if I had not seen in the House of Commons a disposition to rise in their demands on the Crown had they found it more yielding.
- The House of Commons undoubtedly consider their duty to the Crown as paramount to all other obligations.
- The jury was packed, and the judges on the bench were as much a part of the machinery of prosecution as the Counsel for the Crown.
- The point to be noted is that the Crown, or in reality the Colonial Office, has and often exercises the power of placing a veto upon any Colonial law whatever.
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- He was not in the habit of attaching himself specially to any Minister of the Crown.
- I should not, perhaps, have resisted so many if I had not seen in the House of Commons a disposition to rise in their demands on the Crown had they found it more yielding.
- The House of Commons undoubtedly consider their duty to the Crown as paramount to all other obligations.
- The jury was packed, and the judges on the bench were as much a part of the machinery of prosecution as the Counsel for the Crown.
- The point to be noted is that the Crown, or in reality the Colonial Office, has and often exercises the power of placing a veto upon any Colonial law whatever.
crownverb [ T ]
uk/kraʊn/us/kraʊn/crown verb [ T ] (HEAD COVERING)
to put a crown on someone's head in an official ceremony that makes that person king or queen:
If an event or achievement crowns something, it is the best or most successful part of it:
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- hara-kiri
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- pageant
- ritual
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- troop
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crown verb [ T ] (TOP PART)
formal If something crowns something else, it is on or around the top of it:
slang to hit someone on the head
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flooding
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wall sth off
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
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crown verb [ T ] (TOOTH)
to fit a crown (= tooth covering):
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Dentistry
- articulation
- bridge
- cap
- cavity
- central giant cell granuloma
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dentigerous cyst
- denture
- filling
- floss
- gum
- hygienist
- Master of Dental Surgery
- MDS
- orthodontist
- scale
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
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