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      crest
      noun
      a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
      (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
      the center of a cambered road
      the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
      the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
      verb
      reach a high point
      lie at the top of
      Roots
      cristacrest- · Latin · tuft, plume, comb
      Synonyms for crest
      peaknsummitnridgencrownntorsecockscombnhilltopncoronetnemblemnhogbacknorletopadjinescutcheon
      Words related to crest
      crestlessadjcrestalcristatevcimierhillcrestcomblessadjescrolltopknottedadjridgelinenselenodontridgyadjbottonyadjbunodonttrefoiledncopplehillsnpeaklessadjalleriontressuredinsignianescutcheonedndeclinantadjcrownetinvexedpatoncecrownleteightfoil

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