crown

n

1. diadem, coronet, coronal, tiara; garland, chaplet, wreath, festoon, circlet, circle, ring, ringlet; adornment, ornamentation, decoration.

2. bay, laurel, palm, award, reward, prize, trophy, token, memento; kudos, praise, distinction, honor.

3. sovereign, ruler, monarch, potentate, king, Latin, rex. queen, emperor, empress, His or Her Majesty, His or Her Highness; majesty, sovereignty, royalty, rule, rulership, power, authority; regality, dominion, kingdom, territory, jurisdiction.

4. regalia, regale, emblem, design, symbol.

5. cap, hat, crownpiece, headpiece, headgear, helmet.

6. summit, pinnacle, peak, tor, mountaintop, heights; alp, promontory, headland, cliff, precipice, crag, bluff; spire, needle, point, tip, tiptop, top; apex, vertex, apogee.

7. pate, sinciput, forehead, brow; skull, head, poll, Inf. noggin, Sl. noodle, Sl. block; comb, crest, ridge, antler, Botany. corolla; tuft, cluster, tassel, topknot.

8. acme, zenith, meridian, climax, culmination, crowning point, Latin, ne plus ultra; sublimity, supremacy, consummation, perfection; best, finest, utmost, uttermost, extreme, U.S. Sl. the greatest, U.S. Sl. the tops, U.S. Sl. the most; prime, heyday, bloom, full flower, blossom, efflorescence.

v

9. inaugurate, royalize, king, make [s.o.] a king or queen; induct, install, invest, empower; decorate, adorn, festoon, dignify, honor, reward, award, make a presentation.

10. cap, top, top out, surmount, pinnacle, tip, Brit. nib; consummate, perfect, put the finishing touches on, round out or off, culminate, climax; accomplish, fulfill, achieve, attain, compass; complete, conclude, terminate, finish, end.

11.Informal. hit, strike, cuff, beat, buffet, Dial. hit [s.o.] up side the head, Inf. knock [s.o.'s] block off, knock, punch, box, Inf. wallop, Inf. slug, Inf. whack, Sl. conk, Sl. bop, Sl. bash, Sl. belt, Sl. sock, U.S. Sl. biff.