crest

n

1. comb, cockscomb, Zool. caruncle, Obs. coxcomb; tuft, cluster, mane, tassel, top-knot; panache, plume, pompon.

2. spine, chine, fin, spinal or vertebral column, Anat. backbone; protuberance, projection, excrescence, outgrowth, bulge, bump, swelling, Anat. knot, Anat. promontory.

3. regalia, regale, badge, emblem, device, arms, Heraldry. charge, Heraldry. bearing, Archaic. armory; symbol, design, ornament, ornamentation, embellishment, adornment, decoration, garnish, trim.

4. head, pate, Anat. sinciput, skull, poll, Inf. noggin, Sl. noodle, Sl. block; headpiece, headgear, cap, crown, crownpiece, helmet; top, tip, tiptop, point, spire, apex, vertex, Latin, ne plus ultra; acme, zenith, meridian, apogee, crowning point, climax, culmination.

5. summit, pinnacle, peak, needle, tor, alp, mountain top, heights; ridge, reef, ledge, range, chain, line, Geol. hogback, Phys. Geog. arfite.

6. best, finest, prime, utmost, uttermost, extreme, U.S. Sl. the greatest, U.S. Sl. the most, Sl. the tops; sublimity, supremacy, consummation, perfection.

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7. crown, cap, top, top out, pinnacle, tip, Brit. nib; surmount, climb, mount, ascend, scale.

8. peak, rise, spire, tower, culminate, climax; jut, beetle, protrude, protuberate, bulge, stick out or up.